John Dewey and the artful life : pragmatism, aesthetics, and morality /

Stroud, Scott R.

John Dewey and the artful life : pragmatism, aesthetics, and morality / Scott R. Stroud. - x, 229 pages ; 24 cm. - American and European philosophy ; no. 7 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-223) and index.

The problems of art and life -- The value of aesthetic experience -- Dewey on experience, value, and ends -- Aesthetic experience and the experience of moral cultivation -- Reflection and moral value in aesthetic experience -- Orientational meliorism and the quest for the artful life -- Practicing the art of living: the case of artful communication -- Beginning to live the artful life.

"Examines the relationship between art and morality discussed in the writings of American pragmatist John Dewey. Argues that there is a clear connection between the experience of art and the project of moral cultivation"--Provided by publisher.

9780271050089 (pbk.) 9780271050072 (cloth : alk. paper)




Dewey, John, 1859-1952.


Art and morals.

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