John Dewey's Ethics : Democracy as Experience.
Title:
John Dewey's Ethics : Democracy as Experience.
Author:
Pappas, Gregory.
ISBN:
9780253000309
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (369 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- C O N T E N TS -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- introduction -- PART ONE Moral Theory and Experience -- one Experience as Method -- two Moral Theory and Moral Practice -- three The Normative Standpoint of Pragmatism -- PART TWO dewey's view of moral experience -- four Morality as Experience -- five The ''What'' of Moral Experience -- six The ''How'' of Moral Experience -- seven Character and Conduct: Dewey and the Great Divide in Ethics -- eight Present Activity and the Meaning of Moral Life -- nine Conclusion: The Need for a Recovery of Moral Philosophy -- PART THREE the ideal moral life -- ten The Intelligent, Aesthetic, and Democratic Way of Life -- eleven The Ideal Moral Self -- twelve Democracy as the Ideal Moral Community -- thirteen A Philosophical Justification of Democracy -- conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
John Dewey, widely known as "America's philosopher," provided important insights into education and political philosophy, but surprisingly never set down a complete moral or ethical philosophy. Gregory Fernando Pappas presents the first systematic and comprehensive treatment of Dewey's ethics. By providing a pluralistic account of moral life that is both unified and coherent, Pappas considers ethics to be key to an understanding of Dewey's other philosophical insights, especially his views on democracy. Pappas unfolds Dewey's ethical vision by looking carefully at the virtues and values of ideal character and community. Showing that Dewey's ethics are compatible with the rest of his philosophy, Pappas corrects the reputation of American pragmatism as a philosophy committed to skepticism and relativism. Readers will find a robust and boldly detailed view of Dewey's ethics in this groundbreaking book.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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