# Human Nature and Conduct — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Human Nature and Conduct by John Dewey.

- [Human Nature and Conduct](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/human-nature-and-conduct.md): This introductory chapter establishes the foundation for a social psychology of conduct, arguing that habits are the primary units of moral and social behavior, shaped by social environments rather than fixed instincts. 
- [Part I: The Place of Habit in Conduct](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/part-i-the-place-of-habit-in-conduct.md): This chapter establishes habit as the fundamental unit of conduct, arguing that habits are not mere mechanical repetitions but active, social functions that constitute the self and shape moral character. Dewey critiques 
- [Habits as Social Functions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/i-habits-as-social-functions.md): Dewey argues that habits are not merely individual possessions but social functions that incorporate and depend upon the environment. He compares habits to physiological functions and arts, emphasizing that they require 
- [Habits and Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/ii-habits-and-will.md): This chapter argues that habits are not mere mechanical repetitions but active, projective forces that constitute the self and are the true meaning of will. Dewey distinguishes habits as acquired predispositions that org
- [III: Character and Conduct](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/iii-character-and-conduct.md): This chapter explores the unity of character and conduct, arguing that will is not separate from action but consists of habits that project into consequences. Dewey critiques both purely internal theories of virtue and p

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- [Custom and Habit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/iv-custom-and-habit.md)
- [Custom and Morality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/v-custom-and-morality.md)
- [Habit and Social Psychology](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/vi-habit-and-social-psychology.md)
- [Part II: The Place of Impulse in Conduct](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/part-ii-the-place-of-impulse-in-conduct.md)
- [I: Impulses and Change of Habit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/i-impulses-and-change-of-habit.md)
- [Plasticity of Impulse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/ii-plasticity-of-impulse.md)
- [III: Changing Human Nature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/iii-changing-human-nature.md)
- [Impulse and Conflict of Habits](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/iv-impulse-and-conflict-of-habits.md)
- [V: Classification of Instincts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/v-classification-of-instincts.md)
- [No Separate Instincts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/vi-no-separate-instincts.md)
- [Impulse and Thought](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/vii-impulse-and-thought.md)
- [Part III: The Place of Intelligence in Conduct](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/part-iii-the-place-of-intelligence-in-conduct.md)
- [Habit and Intelligence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/i-habit-and-intelligence.md)
- [The Psychology of Thinking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/ii-the-psychology-of-thinking.md)
- [III: The Nature of Deliberation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/iii-the-nature-of-deliberation.md)
- [Deliberation and Calculation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/iv-deliberation-and-calculation.md)
- [The Uniqueness of Good](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/v-the-uniqueness-of-good.md)
- [The Nature of Aims](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/vi-the-nature-of-aims.md)
- [The Nature of Principles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/vii-the-nature-of-principles.md)
- [Desire and Intelligence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/viii-desire-and-intelligence.md)
- [The Present and Future](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/ix-the-present-and-future.md)
- [Part IV: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/part-iv-conclusion.md)
- [The Good of Activity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/i-the-good-of-activity.md)
- [Morals Are Human](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/ii-morals-are-human.md)
- [III: What Is Freedom?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/iii-what-is-freedom.md)
- [Morality Is Social](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/iv-morality-is-social.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/human_nature_and_conduct_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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