John Dewey and Teaching Morals Webster defines philosophy as "the study of the principles underlying conduct, thought, and the nature of the universe" (Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus, Macmillian: New York, NY, 1999). Dewey understood the subject of philosophy to be the experience and its problems. For Dewey, the method of philosophy was in the assessment ... education process, ensuring the culture will continue through subsequent generations. This means transferring ideas, habits, activities, thoughts, and feelings from elders to the young ones, establishing the continuance of ...

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