道具主義와 道德의 問題 = A problem of Instrumentalism and Morals

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Instrumentalism is Dewey's thought which thinking is the tool of improvement of environment and of solving problems, Dewey regards our thinking and knowledge as tools like a knife and a hoe improving works efficiency and helping productivity. If a knife is the tool of cutting the timber and a hoe is that of digging the soil, thinking is the instrument of solving item and item, situation and situation, relation and relation, and experiment and verification.
Dewey's theory of Inquiry as an ongoing self-corrective process and his view of knowledge as that which is warranted through inguiry both differ radically from many traditional theories of inquiry and knowledge. Dewey thought of this theory as an alternative to the views of those philosophers who have claimed that there is an epistemological given that is indubitable and known with certainty. according to this epistemological model, some truths are considered to be absolutely certain, indubitable, or incorrigible. they many be considered self-evident, known by rational insight, or directly grasped by the senses. on the basis of this foundation, we then build or construct the rest of our knowledge.
From Dewey's perspective, this general model that has informed many classical theories of knowledge is confused and mistaken. there are no absolute first truths that are given or known with certainty. Furthermore, knowledge neither has nor reguires such a foundation in oder to be rational. Inquiry and its objective, knowledge, are rational because inquiry is a self-corrective process by which we gradually become clearer about the epistemological status of both our starting points and conclusions.
We must continually submit our knowledge claims to the public test of a community of inquirers in oder to clarify, refine, and justify them. By Dewey's philosophy knowledge is instrument to improve environments, Knowledge is instrument to improve environments. Knowledge itself is not the object. Its functions is to help men's effective acts. Knowledge and behavior are not seperated. Both are concepts derived from the man's satisfied and harmonious actual life. the value of knowledge lies in achived results and the usefulness of meeting men's need, Such results of satisfaction is called cash-value. The important concepts are usefulness, profitableness, and convenience. these are deduced from the result of men's behavior, therefore man cannot judge good and bad by observing the event itself without seeing the consequence. Kant's philosophy is based on apriori in searching the validity of knowledge and behavior instead pragmatism on consequentism.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ.序言
• Ⅱ.道具主義思想의 基底와 그 背景
• Ⅲ.道具主義의 槪念
• Ⅳ.道具主義와 倫理의 問題
• Ⅴ.道具主義와 道德의 問題
• Ⅵ.Kant 의 道德論과 道具主義의 道德論
• Ⅶ.結言