Human Nature and Conduct: An Introduction to Social Psychology

Human Nature and Conduct presents an ethical theory through the lens of social psychology. Dewey begins with a description of human nature based on the insights of social psychology. From this, he puts forward a theory of ethics that emphasizes the role of habit and its relationship to the development of character. He also emphasizes the role of critical, reflective thinking in guiding and revising habitual behavior, yielding a distinctly Aristotelian analysis.