"The Place of Impulse in Conduct"
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"The Place of Impulse in Conduct" is a chapter or section of John Dewey’s philosophical work *Human Nature and Conduct* that examines the role of impulse and instinct in shaping human behavior and moral decision-making.
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| "The Place of Impulse in Conduct" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "The Place of Impulse in Conduct" Context triple: [Human Nature and Conduct, hasPart, "The Place of Impulse in Conduct"]
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A.
On Free Choice of the Will
On Free Choice of the Will is a philosophical and theological treatise by St. Augustine that explores human freedom, moral responsibility, and the problem of evil in relation to divine justice.
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B.
The "Mental" and the "Physical"
"The 'Mental' and the 'Physical'" is a seminal philosophical work by Herbert Feigl that defends a scientific realist and identity-theoretic account of the relationship between mind and body.
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C.
Ethics, Part III: On the Origin and Nature of the Affects
"Ethics, Part III: On the Origin and Nature of the Affects" is the section of Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece in which he systematically analyzes human emotions as natural, necessary outcomes of our striving for self-preservation and our interactions with external causes.
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The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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E.
Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "The Place of Impulse in Conduct" Target entity description: "The Place of Impulse in Conduct" is a chapter or section of John Dewey’s philosophical work *Human Nature and Conduct* that examines the role of impulse and instinct in shaping human behavior and moral decision-making.
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A.
On Free Choice of the Will
On Free Choice of the Will is a philosophical and theological treatise by St. Augustine that explores human freedom, moral responsibility, and the problem of evil in relation to divine justice.
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B.
The "Mental" and the "Physical"
"The 'Mental' and the 'Physical'" is a seminal philosophical work by Herbert Feigl that defends a scientific realist and identity-theoretic account of the relationship between mind and body.
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C.
Ethics, Part III: On the Origin and Nature of the Affects
"Ethics, Part III: On the Origin and Nature of the Affects" is the section of Spinoza’s philosophical masterpiece in which he systematically analyzes human emotions as natural, necessary outcomes of our striving for self-preservation and our interactions with external causes.
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D.
The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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E.
Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book chapter
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philosophical text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain how impulses shape conduct
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reconcile impulse with moral reflection ⓘ |
| author | John Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
critique of rigid moral rules
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ethical deliberation ⓘ formation of character ⓘ interaction of impulse and habit ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ plasticity of human nature ⓘ relation between impulse and intelligence ⓘ role of impulse in behavior ⓘ role of instinct in behavior ⓘ social influences on impulse ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
experimental approach to ethics
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naturalistic account of morality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American pragmatism
NERFINISHED
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Darwinian biology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general educated readers
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scholars of ethics ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ethics
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human conduct ⓘ impulse ⓘ instinct ⓘ moral decision-making ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
| partOf | Human Nature and Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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moral psychology ⓘ philosophy of action ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
freedom
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habit ⓘ moral growth ⓘ responsibility ⓘ social conditioning ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | American pragmatism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Democracy and Education
NERFINISHED
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Experience and Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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