(1) Justice & Peace Studies Program, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
Abstract:
Despite the affirmation below from a chapter entitled “The Moral Self” in his Ethics (1932), Deweyseems not to have used the
term “moralself” outside that context. Perhaps he didn’t think it that crucial in his overall philosophy. I argue, on the
contrary, that the concept ofthe moralself is fundamental to Deweyan moral psychology and that it provides an illuminating
lens through which to view his philosophy of education. This paper explicates Dewey’s perspective on moral education as education
of the moral self.