Moral Education within the Social Contract: Whose Contract Is It Anyway?

Autor/in	D'Olimpio, Laura
Titel	Moral Education within the Social Contract: Whose Contract Is It Anyway?
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 48 (2019) 4, S.515-528 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (D'Olimpio, Laura)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
DOI	10.1080/03057240.2019.1580565
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Educational Theories; Moral Values; Moral Development; Values Education; Ethics; Human Dignity; Teaching Methods; Altruism; Emotional Response; Behavior Standards; Role of Education; Decision Making + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Moralische Entwicklung; Werterziehung; Ethik; Menschenwürde; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Emotionales Verhalten; Bildungsauftrag; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	In "A Theory of Moral Education," Michael Hand defends the importance of teaching children moral standards, even while taking seriously the fact that reasonable people disagree about morality. While I agree there are universal moral values based on the kind of beings humans are, I raise two issues with Hand's account. The first is an omission that may be compatible with Hand's theory; the role of virtues. A role for the cultivation of virtues and rational emotions such as compassion is vital in accounting for the emotional aspect of morality. The second issue pertains to Hand's foundational premise of human beings' rough equality. Following Martha Nussbaum, I argue that contractarian approaches must be critically evaluated to ensure the social contract properly includes and accounts for the human dignity of those who are typically excluded from the benefits of society. Hand's justificatory arguments rely upon a contractarian premise, and the contract itself needs scrutiny and adjustment if it is to support a viable theory of moral education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01