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11%OFFGregory Pappas - John Dewey´s Ethics: Democracy as Experience - 9780253219794 - V9780253219794
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John Dewey´s Ethics: Democracy as Experience

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Description for John Dewey´s Ethics: Democracy as Experience Paperback. John Dewey, widely known as "America's philosopher," surprisingly never set down a complete moral or ethical philosophy. Showing that Dewey's ethics are compatible with the rest of his philosophy, this work corrects the reputation of American pragmatism as a philosophy committed to skepticism and relativism. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
American Philosophy
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253219794
SKU
V9780253219794
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About Gregory Pappas
Gregory Fernando Pappas is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University. He is the author of numerous articles on the philosophy of William James and John Dewey. He has been the recipient of a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship as well as the William James and the Latin American Thought prizes by the American Philosophical Association.

Reviews for John Dewey´s Ethics: Democracy as Experience
John Dewey, perhaps the most prolific figure in American philosophy and pragmatism, is roundly considered deficient with respect to ethics. Pappas (Texas A&M) addresses this misconception by demonstrating that ethics is the organizing center of Dewey's entire philosophical approach. . . . This book handles Dewey's disparate texts and broad research adeptly, and focuses on the issues of experience and ... Read more

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