Philosophical Discussion in Moral Education: The Community of Ethical Inquiry / Edition 1

by Tim Sprod

Overview

In recent years there has been an increase in the number of calls for moral education to receive greater public attention. In our pluralist society, however, it is difficult to find agreement on what exactly moral education requires. Philosophical Discussion in Moral Education develops a detailed philosophical defence of the claim that teachers should engage students in ethical discussions to promote moral competence and strengthen moral character. Paying particular attention to the teacher's role, this book highlights the justification for, and methods of, creating a classroom community of ethical inquiry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415241724
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/25/2001
Series:	Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education , #12
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1400L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Introduction: as morning shows the day
Part I: Reason and Autonomy
1. The ethical agent and reasonableness
2. The ethical agent and autonomy
3. Pedagogic action and the development of autonomy
Part II: Moral Theory and Moral Development
4. A target for moral education
5. Discourse ethics
6. A meta-ethics for an ethical education program
Part III: Discourse and Ethics in the Classroom
7. Introducing the community of inquiry
8. Development and the community of inquiry
9. At the chalkface

Editorial Reviews

'[Sprod's] book is highly recommended to all engaged in education from theorist through practitioner to interested spectator. I recommend it to all educational administrators, principals, teachers, teacher-educators, education students, and parents.' - Clive Lindop, Critical & Creative Thinking

'For a forthright, critical and thorough account of Habermas's theory of communicative action and discourse ethics, I highly recommend Sprod's. It is the best, certainly the clearest, explication I have come across.' - Clive Lindop, Critical & Creative Thinking

'For a forthright, critical and thorough account of Habermas's theory of communicative action and discourse ethics, I highly recommend Sprod's. It is the best, certainly the clearest, explication I have come across.' - Clive Lindop, Critical & Creative Thinking

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