Virtues in Moral Education: Objections and Replies.

Atherton, John Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ381098

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Publication Date: 1988

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Virtues in Moral Education: Objections and Replies.

Atherton, John Michael

Educational Theory, v38 n3 p299-310 Sum 1988

A critique of widely held objections to the virtues approach to moral education addresses such problems as: distinguishing virtues; defining individual virtues; emphasizing conduct or reason in virtues; the contexts for understanding conduct; justifying the selection of virtues; and defining the scope of the virtues. (CB)

Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Integrity, Moral Values, Relevance (Education), Values Clarification, Values Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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