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ERIC Number: EJ1210397
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Nov
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0309-8249
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Practice, Sensibility and Moral Education
Bakhurst, David
Journal of Philosophy of Education, v52 n4 p677-694 Nov 2018
This paper considers the style of moral philosophy that emerged in the mid-1970s in the writings of John McDowell and David Wiggins and examines its implications for moral education. After characterising the position, I examine whether it broadens or narrows the horizons of moral philosophy. Though McDowell's notorious quietism might suggest the latter, I argue that Wiggins offers a more expansive vision. I then explore how the view might be developed--drawing, for example, on the work of Jonathan Dancy and Alice Crary--before turning to a discussion of moral education informed by Iris Murdoch's conception of the cultivation of moral vision. The outcome, I hope, exemplifies the 'meet' between philosophical reflection and moral life to which Wiggins aspires.
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Language: English
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