Our aim in this thesis will be critically to study Dewey's theory of moral values with a view to discovering hew far the naturalistic, biological point of view, as this is conceived by Dewey, is capable, when applied in the realm of Ethics, of adequately interpreting the facts of moral life. For this purpose, we shall begin with a critical study of Dewey's biological psychology, which we shall find in the end to be responsible for his entire ethical theory, followed by a critical study of his nominalistic Logic, which, in our opinion, is the result of his psychology and comes to determine his views in Ethics. These two sections, then, since they provide a criticism of tne basic ideas on which Dewey's ethical theory is built, will be dealt with at some length. The third and fourth sections will be concerned with a statement and criticism of Dewey's ethical theory. The references throughout will be chiefly to Dewey's two latest books, 'Human Nature and Conduct',and 'Reconstruction in Philosophy', since these seem to provide all that is distinctive in his earlier writings and represent, in addition, the most recent formulations of his philosophical thinking.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:645000 |
| Date | January 1924 |
| Creators | Cornelius, Benjamin Ebenezer |
| Publisher | University of Edinburgh |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://hdl.handle.net/1842/30964 |
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