John Dewey’s Ethical Theory

Roberto Frega is Senior Researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research. He has published two monographs on John Dewey’s philosophy, a book on political epistemology, a book on social theories of normativity, a book on pragmatist moral and political philosophy, and more than thirty articles on contemporary moral and political philosophy. He is founder and co-executive editor of the European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy.Steven Levine is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He has published articles on the work of Sellars, Brandom, McDowell, and Davidson, as well as on a range of issues in classical and contemporary pragmatism. He is the author of Pragmatism, Objectivity, and Experience (2019).

• Part I. Introduction 1. Contextualizing Dewey's 1932 Ethics Gregory Pappas2. Dewey’s Independent Factors in Moral Action Steven FesmirePart II. Commentary on the Chapters of the 1932 Ethics 3. Moral Holism and the Pragmatist Character Stéphane Madelrieux4. Forming New Ends Creatively Federico Lijoi5. Dewey, Kant, and the Problem of Moral ChangeConor Morris6. What Exactly is the Place of Virtue in Dewey’s Ethics? Roberto Frega7. The Interplay Between Emotion and Reason: The Role of Sympathy in Moral Judgment Céline Henne8. The Identity of Self and Act: Pluralism, Growth, and our Social InterestSteven Levine9. Democracy and the Problem of Domination: A Deweyan Perspective Justo Serrano ZamoraPart III. Historical and Systematic Perspectives 10. Dewey’s Fully Embedded Ethics Robera Dreon11. Psychology, Moral Theory, and Politics: Dewey’s Mature Theory of Interest in the 1932 Ethics Matteo Santarelli12. Duties and the Ethical Space of Claims in Dewey’s 1932 Ethics Mathias Girel13. Moral Theory and Anti-Theory in Dewey’s 1932 Ethics Sarin Marchetti14. Rationality as a Moral Problem: Dewey and Williams on the Role of Theory in Moral Reflection Jörg Volbers

"Taken as a whole, these essays make the case that Dewey’s ethical thought can and should be placed alongside the ethical thought of other great moral philosophers like John Stuart Mill, Immanuel Kant, and Aristotle. An important contribution to the literature on Dewey, this collection will benefit students and scholars alike. Summing Up: Highly recommended."CHOICE Library Reviews"This new collection of essays on John Dewey’s ethical theory achieves a helpful balance of breadth and depth. Taking the 1932 Ethics as its primary focus gives the volume a natural unity. Their editorial design is highly ambitious, and brings together established scholars and new voices to deliver a landmark collaboration in Dewey scholarship."European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy