{"product_id":"human-nature-and-conduct","title":"Menschliche Natur und Verhalten","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if changing your character begins not with stronger willpower, but with the habits and conditions of daily life?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Human Nature and Conduct, John Dewey asks why people keep doing what they know is foolish or cruel. His answer begins with habit. We learn ways of acting from the people around us, and those patterns shape who we are. To understand conduct, he argues, we must look beyond reason or fixed instincts alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDewey follows the connections between habit, impulse and intelligence to explore how change becomes possible. Impulses supply energy; thought can help reshape established ways of acting. The stakes reach beyond personal routines and temper. Shared customs hold moral judgments in place, making the question of individual growth also a question of how societies resist reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe habits behind character\u003c\/strong\u003e – Look beyond small routines to explore how learned patterns make up the self.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkills that can grow\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider the pianist and carpenter, whose practiced habits are more than dull repetition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe power of custom\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how a community passes on its ways of acting and judging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImpulse as raw energy\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Dewey's account of impulse as energy that intelligence can help reshape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMorals in daily life\u003c\/strong\u003e – Think through moral growth as a shared human inquiry, tested in everyday conduct.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for patient readers who want a serious, practical account of conduct and character change, and welcome abstract thought rather than quick tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and begin with Dewey's key to understanding conduct: habit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534640152924,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/01752_en_ebook-front_c08.jpg?v=1792174994","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/menschliche-natur-und-verhalten","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}