Human Nature And Conduct - Part 1, The Place of Habit in Conduct
John Dewey
Read by William Allan Jones
John Dewey, an early 20th Century American philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist saw Social Psychology as much a physical science (with rules and predictive power) as Biology and Chemistry. This project encompasses Part 1 of 4 of his book Human Nature and Conduct.
Dewey's uses the word "HABIT" as a specialized catch-all word to describe how a person and his/her objective environment interact. This interaction is the basis for moral judgement. Dewey writes: "All habits are demands for certain kinds of activity; and they constitute the self.” In other places he also asserts that "Habits are Will." - Summary by William Jones, Soloist (2 hr 43 min)
Chapters
Introduction | 24:29 | Read by William Allan Jones |
1: Habits as Social Functions | 16:18 | Read by William Allan Jones |
2: Habits and Will | 36:25 | Read by William Allan Jones |
3: Character and Conduct | 27:33 | Read by William Allan Jones |
4: Custom and Habit | 33:37 | Read by William Allan Jones |
5: Custom and Morality | 17:40 | Read by William Allan Jones |
6: Habit and Social Psychology | 7:57 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Reviews
ej
Dewey was very profound. I’m just recently discovering his significance through reading and listening to his work. Amazing insights to be heard here. Listen carefully though. He can be difficult to follow.