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11%OFFJennifer Welchman - Dewey's Ethical Thought - 9780801484278 - V9780801484278
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Dewey's Ethical Thought

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Description for Dewey's Ethical Thought Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 395.

In the first book on the development ofJohn Dewey's ethical thought, Jennifer Welchman revises the prevalent interpretation of his ethics. Her clear and engaging account traces the history of Dewey's distinctive moral philosophy from its roots in idealism during the 1890s through the pragmatist approach of his 1922 work, Human Nature and Conduct. Central to the development of Dewey's ethics was his lifelong conviction that the realms of science and morals, facts and values were reconcilable. This conviction, Welchman demonstrates, drove Dewey to reject the orthodox ethics of his day in favor of radical alternatives—first absolute idealism and later pragmatism. ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801484278
SKU
V9780801484278
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Jennifer Welchman
Jennifer Welchman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Reviews for Dewey's Ethical Thought
This account of the development of Dewey's ethics, with an emphasis on his early and middle writings, is the first book-length treatment of this subject. Welchman... follows Dewey's ethical thought from its beginnings in idealism through the mature statement of his pragmatic instrumentalism in Human Nature and Conduct.... A lucid, fair, and meticulously researched analysis of the development of Dewey's ... Read more

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