Virtue Ethics And Moral Education

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This collection of original essays on virtue ethics and moral education seeks to fill this gap in the recent literature of moral education, combining broader analyses with detailed coverage of: * the varieties of virtue * weakness and integrity * relativism and rival traditions * means and methods of educating the virtues The rare collaboration of professional ethical theorists and educational philosophers provides a ground-breaking work and an exciting new focus in a growing area of research.

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Genre : Education
Author : David Carr
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2005-06-22
File : 268 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781134697373


Philosophical Discussion In Moral Education

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In recent years there has been an increase in the number of calls for moral education to receive greater public attention. In our pluralist society, however, it is difficult to find agreement on what exactly moral education requires. Philosophical Discussion in Moral Education develops a detailed philosophical defence of the claim that teachers should engage students in ethical discussions to promote moral competence and strengthen moral character. Paying particular attention to the teacher's role, this book highlights the justification for, and methods of, creating a classroom community of ethical inquiry.

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Genre : Education
Author : Tim Sprod
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2003-10-04
File : 236 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781134578597


Ubuntu Virtue Theory And Moral Character Formation

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This book investigates the ubuntu theory-based conception of virtue and moral character formation in the northern, western, and eastern regions of Africa, suggesting a critical reconstruction of ubuntu by conceptualising the four different forms of practices in moral character formation. Arguing for the critical reconstruction of ubuntu virtue theory as more nuanced than simply the standard ubuntu normative virtue theories (which give priority to the community as the sole locus for understanding virtues and character formation in Africa), the book builds a comprehensive model of virtue and moral character formation that draws insights from the reconstructed notion of ubuntu and other theories within and beyond the African thought. Chapters feature experience from across Africa including Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa, and centre on topics such as traditional cultural views and practices, political systems in various nations, neoliberalist thought, and primary, secondary and tertiary education systems in Africa and further afield. This is a valuable resource for scholars, academics, and postgraduate students, working in the fields of moral and values education, philosophy of education, and the theory of education more broadly. Those also interested in educational psychology may also find the volume of interest.

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Genre : Education
Author : Grivas Muchineripi Kayange
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Release : 2023-12-01
File : 168 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781003809661


Varieties Of Virtue Ethics

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This book explores recent developments in ethics of virtue. While acknowledging the Aristotelian roots of modern virtue ethics – with its emphasis on the moral importance of character – this collection recognizes that more recent accounts of virtue have been shaped by many other influences, such as Aquinas, Hume, Nietzsche, Hegel and Marx, Confucius and Lao-tzu. The authors also examine the bearing of virtue ethics on other disciplines such as psychology, sociology and theology, as well as attending to some wider public, professional and educational implications of the ethics of virtue. This pioneering book will be invaluable to researchers and students concerned with the many contemporary varieties and applications of virtue ethics.

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Genre : Philosophy
Author : David Carr
Publisher : Springer
Release : 2016-11-30
File : 349 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781137591777


The Handbook Of Virtue Ethics

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Virtue ethics has emerged as a distinct field within moral theory - whether as an alternative account of right action or as a conception of normativity which departs entirely from the obligatoriness of morality - and has proved itself invaluable to many aspects of contemporary applied ethics. Virtue ethics now flourishes in philosophy, sociology and theology and its applications extend to law, politics and bioethics. "The Handbook of Virtue Ethics" brings together leading international scholars to provide an overview of the field. Each chapter summarizes and assesses the most important work on a particular topic and sets this work in the context of historical developments. Taking a global approach by embracing a variety of major cultural traditions along with the Western, the "Handbook" maps the emergence of virtue ethics and provides a framework for future developments.

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Genre : Philosophy
Author : Stan van Hooft
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2014-09-11
File : 701 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781317544760


The Routledge Companion To Virtue Ethics

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Virtue ethics is on the move both in Anglo-American philosophy and in the rest of the world. This volume uniquely emphasizes non-Western varieties of virtue ethics at the same time that it includes work in the many different fields or areas of philosophy where virtue ethics has recently spread its wings. Just as significantly, several chapters make comparisons between virtue ethics and other ways of approaching ethics or political philosophy or show how virtue ethics can be applied to "real world" problems.

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Genre : Philosophy
Author : Lorraine Besser-Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2015-02-20
File : 583 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781135096694


Leaders In Philosophy Of Education

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n this book, 24 leading philosophers of education since 1970 who remain influential today present the fascinating stories of their lives and important new contributions to the field.

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Genre : Education
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Publisher : BRILL
Release : 2008-01-01
File : 326 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789087902889


The Christian Case For Virtue Ethics

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Despite the growing interest among philosophers and theologians in virtue ethics, its proponents have done little to suggest why Christians in particular find virtue ethics attractive. Joseph J. Kotva, Jr., addresses this question in The Christian Case for Virtue Ethics, showing that virtue theory offers an ethical framework that is highly compatible with Christian morality. Kotva defines virtue ethics and demonstrates its ability to voice Christian convictions about how to live the moral life. He evaluates virtue theory in light of systematic theology and Scripture, arguing that Christian ethics could be profitably linked with neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics. Ecumenical in tone, this book provides a thorough but accessible introduction to recent philosophical accounts of virtue and offers an original, explicitly Christian adaptation of these ideas. It will be of value to students and scholars of philosophy, theology, and religion, as well as to those interested in the debates surrounding virtue ethics.

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Genre : Religion
Author : Joseph J. Kotva Jr.
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Release : 1996-09-01
File : 206 Pages
ISBN-13 : 1589014286


Encyclopedia Of Education And Human Development

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Covers a broad range of topics within the fields of education and human development. Includes the ways in which learners construct knowledge at the different stages of human development, the educational tools used by teachers to teach, and educational politics.

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Genre : Child development
Author : Stephen J. Farenga
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Release : 2005
File : 1138 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780765621085


Nature And Determinants Of Socio Moral Development Theories Methods And Applications

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Genre : Science
Author : Alessandra Geraci
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Release : 2023-11-09
File : 134 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9782832538685