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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

By
Nicholas C. Burbules
Edited by
Douglas W. Yacek ,
Mark E. Jonas  and
Kevin H. Gary
Douglas W. Yacek
Affiliation:
Universität Dortmund
Mark E. Jonas
Affiliation:
Wheaton College, Illinois
Kevin H. Gary
Affiliation:
Valparaiso University, Indiana
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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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virtue ethicsAristotleAlasdair MacIntyrepracticesphronesismoral education
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Moral Education in the 21st Century , pp. 192 - 209
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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