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Moral Judgment Competence in Pragmatist Context: Kohlberg, Dewey, Polanyi

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Everyday activities are mostly conducted spontaneously. Usually participation in social interactions does not require agents to reflect on their actions, to prove and justify them. Rather, it allows unproblematic communication and cooperation. It is only in moments of doubt and hesitation that human reflection and reasoning are required.

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Malitowska, A., Bonecki, M. (2015). Moral Judgment Competence in Pragmatist Context: Kohlberg, Dewey, Polanyi. In: Zizek, B., Garz, D., Nowak, E. (eds) Kohlberg Revisited. Moral Development and Citizenship Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-079-6_9

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