The Circularity of Moral Exemplarity

Autor/in	McKenna, Joseph
Titel	The Circularity of Moral Exemplarity
Quelle	In: Theory and Research in Education, 18 (2020) 3, S.339-351 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McKenna, Joseph)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1477-8785
DOI	10.1177/1477878520981296
Schlagwörter	Moral Values; Moral Development; Educational Theories; Role; Teaching Methods; Ethics; Identification; Criticism; Semantics; Language Usage; Ethical Instruction; Motivation Techniques + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Moralische Entwicklung; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Rollen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ethik; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Kritik; Semantik; Sprachgebrauch; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Motivationsförderung
Abstract	In her Exemplarist Moral Theory, Linda Zagzebski argues that we can empirically discover the meaning of moral terms like 'virtue' and 'the good life' by direct reference to moral exemplars -- those people we admire as morally exceptional. Her proposal is promising, because (1) moral exemplars play an important motivating role in moral education, and (2) her use of direct reference means we may be able to avoid the contentious descriptivism that accompanies moral terms like 'good' and 'virtue'. In this article, I argue that Zagzebski's theory fails regarding (2), because her direct reference method must use presupposed descriptions and leads to circular identification of moral exemplars. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01