Project Gutenberg 2019-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 151 Dewey, John 1859 1952 01018061 Outlines of a Critical Theory of Ethics Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Outlines of a Critical Theory of Ethics" by John Dewey is a philosophical treatise on ethical theory written in the late 19th century. The work presents a thorough examination of key ethical concepts, such as the nature of the good, obligation, and freedom, situating these within the contemporary context of moral philosophy. Dewey's aim is to advance a critical theory that evaluates the ideas and institutions shaping moral conduct, encouraging readers to understand ethics as a dynamic process rather than a static set of rules. At the start of the text, Dewey introduces the concept of ethics, distinguishing it from other branches of philosophy by emphasizing its focus on the moral evaluation of human conduct. He articulates that ethics is not merely descriptive, like anthropology or psychology, but is primarily concerned with the inherent worth of actions in relation to their ends. Dewey outlines the foundational problems of ethics, including the identification of true conduct, the nature of moral obligation, and the importance of individual freedom within a social context. Through this exploration, he sets the stage for an elaborate discussion on various ethical theories and their implications for understanding human behavior and societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Ethics BJ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 443441 2025-06-24T06:34:06.792368 text/html 411057 2024-10-17T14:04:22 text/html 222553 2025-06-24T06:34:14.083299 application/epub+zip 226470 2025-06-24T06:34:08.083366 application/epub+zip 226471 2025-06-24T06:34:07.403339 application/epub+zip 339283 2025-06-24T06:34:18.472283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303445 2025-06-24T06:34:13.439310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303598 2022-09-27T09:39:00.526886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380504 2023-09-26T05:16:33.725045 text/plain 360475 2024-10-17T14:04:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15749 2025-06-24T06:34:18.620312 application/rdf+xml 2646 2025-06-24T06:34:07.542328 image/jpeg 893 2025-06-24T06:34:07.473334 image/jpeg 183760 2025-06-24T06:34:06.830358 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia