Human Nature and Conduct by John Dewey
The problem with morality, according to Pragmatist John Dewey, is that it assumes an inherent lacking in human nature and then seeks, through constraining rules, punishment, and threat, to make humans act differently-act against their nature. This, he claims, is a battle doomed to fail. In Human Nature and Conduct, first published in 1922, Dewey brings the rigor of natural sciences to the quest for a better moral system. By studying habit, impulse, and intelligence, he arrives at a morality that is firmly rooted the context of the world, accounting for thinking humans with individual circumstances that do, indeed, make a difference when determining right and wrong. Students of sociology, philosophy, and psychology will be interested to see moral judgment investigated as a scientific question by one of America's most influential philosophers. American educator and philosopher JOHN DEWEY (1859-1952) helped found the American Association of University Professors. He served as professor of philosophy at Columbia University from 1904 to 1930 and authored numerous books, including The School and Society (1899), Experience and Nature (1925), Experience and Education (1938), and Freedom and Culture (1939).-
The Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 and the Communist Manifesto
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Enchiridion
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The Philosophy of History
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The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims
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Meditations
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Freedom and Culture
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The Moral Writings of John Dewey
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Critique of Practical Reason
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Discourse on Metaphysics and the Monadology
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The Laws of Thought
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Ethics
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Charles S. Peirce
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The Nicomachean Ethics
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
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Beyond Good and Evil
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The Principles of Morals and Legislation
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The Critique of Judgment
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Laws
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The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays
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A Vindication of the Rights of Men
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The Prince
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Pragmatism
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Utilitarianism
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The Philosophy of the Present
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
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The Leviathan
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The Essence of Religion
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On the Principle of Sufficient Reason
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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
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The Basic Bakunin
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The Social Contract
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The Paradoxes of Freedom
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The Politics
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
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The Concept of Nature
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Essays
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Reason, Social Myths, and Democracy
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On Socialism
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Political Ideals
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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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| ISBN 13 | 9781591020325 |
| ISBN 10 | 1591020328 |
| Title | Human Nature and Conduct |
| Author | John Dewey |
| Series | Great Books In Philosophy Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Prometheus Books |
| Year published | 2002-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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