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<dc:description id="description">Dewey applies the theory of pragmatism to morality, reason, and society.</dc:description>
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&lt;p&gt;Delivered as a series of lectures at Stanford University in the spring of 1918, the pragmatist &lt;a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/john-dewy"&gt;John Dewey&lt;/a&gt; introduces a theory of morals that draws upon the observation that social environment plays a prominent role in the development of human thought and society.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Delivered as a series of lectures at Stanford University in the spring of 1918, the pragmatist &lt;a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/john-dewey"&gt;John Dewey&lt;/a&gt; introduces a theory of morals that draws upon the observation that social environment plays a prominent role in the development of human thought and society.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dewey takes issue with the then-popular religious view that morality is an internal quality that can be separated from personal conduct and its effects on society. But, in classic pragmatic tradition, he also takes issue with the opposite extreme viewpoint: that observable outcomes are the only way to judge human conduct—or in other words, that “the end justifies the means.” Mechanically following instructions to produce a desired outcome misses something vitally human. These extreme views can be reconciled with the claim that while concrete material ends are important, the separation from intention is artificial.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is a constant evolution of the material environment, which leads to an evolution in the psychological environment and new desires. A society creates an environment, and this environment creates new feelings which lead to new customs and a new society. Thus, in a very real sense we are all connected to everyone else, not through feelings but though actions and their impacts—whether intentional, or much more often, unintentional and unobserved. This motivates us to take much more responsibility for our actions than their immediately observable effects.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dewey maintains that understanding how society, habits, impulses, and customs co-exist and evolve is the challenge for anyone who wants to create a fairer society. There may be ways to control these various factors to create that society, but those controls will not be static and must be updated based on observation. Touching upon his work in &lt;a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/john-dewey/democracy-and-education"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Democracy and Education&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; he stresses again the importance of education in shaping how society functions.&lt;/p&gt;
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