Book contents
- Moral Education in the 21st Century
- Moral Education in the 21st Century
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Why Does Moral Education Matter in the 21st Century?
- Part I Historical Insights for Contemporary Moral Education
- Part II New Approaches to Moral Education
- Chapter 7 Liberal Authority and Moral Education
- Chapter 8 The Capability Approach as a Foundation for Moral Education
- Chapter 9 Recognition Theory and Moral Education
- Chapter 10 Practicing Care Ethics in the Current Context
- Chapter 11 A Non-Ideal Virtue Theory and the Centrality of Education
- Chapter 12 Pragmatist Moral Education
- Part III Responses to Contemporary Moral Problems
- Index
- References
Chapter 11 - A Non-Ideal Virtue Theory and the Centrality of Education
from Part II - New Approaches to Moral Education
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 June 2023
Book contents
- Moral Education in the 21st Century
- Moral Education in the 21st Century
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Why Does Moral Education Matter in the 21st Century?
- Part I Historical Insights for Contemporary Moral Education
- Part II New Approaches to Moral Education
- Chapter 7 Liberal Authority and Moral Education
- Chapter 8 The Capability Approach as a Foundation for Moral Education
- Chapter 9 Recognition Theory and Moral Education
- Chapter 10 Practicing Care Ethics in the Current Context
- Chapter 11 A Non-Ideal Virtue Theory and the Centrality of Education
- Chapter 12 Pragmatist Moral Education
- Part III Responses to Contemporary Moral Problems
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter proposes a way of thinking about virtue theory that draws from Aristotle and Alasdair MacIntyre, but also moves beyond them. The central question is what a virtue theory might look like which is not universalistic, but rather culturally inclusive, pragmatic, and situational. A theme throughout is the importance of thinking about education as the process through which virtues are formed, sustained, and improved over time.
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- Moral Education in the 21st Century , pp. 192 - 209Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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