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Chapter 9 - Recognition Theory and Moral Education

from Part II - New Approaches to Moral Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2023

By
Franziska Felder  and
Heikki Ikäheimo
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

The theme of recognition is one of the most intensively discussed topics in the humanities and social sciences in the last decades. This chapter discusses its relevance for moral education. We begin with two examples illustrating lack of recognition in the school class, one concerning cultural difference and the other economic and social inequality. Secondly, we introduce the idea of recognition, its importance for individual and social life and some basic ways to think about its various forms. Thirdly, we discuss some specificities of school education that are necessary to bear in mind when applying the concept of recognition in this context. Finally, we tie these conceptual and theoretical considerations back to the two examples and show how a recognition-theoretical perspective can helpfully illuminate them. The conclusion summarizes our most important findings.

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moral educationrecognitionrespectappreciationcareinterpersonal relationshipsschoolingesteem
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Moral Education in the 21st Century , pp. 151 - 170
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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