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Publication Date: 2021
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Teaching Moral Reasoning: Why and How to Use the Trolley Problem
Himmelreich, Johannes; Cohen, Joshua
Journal of Public Affairs Education, v27 n4 p451-471 2021
This article describes a teaching plan for a discussion-driven introduction to moral reasoning and explains its philosophical and pedagogical rationale. The teaching plan consists of a sequence of thought experiments that build on one another, and ends with participants addressing some morally complex, real-life issues. The plan rests on extensive experience teaching moral reasoning in several different professional learning environments. The main contribution of this article is practical. The goal is to equip educators with a pedagogical approach and ready-to-use teaching materials. To this end, the article offers the methodological background, identifies learning objectives as well as pitfalls of teaching the trolley problem, and describes the pedagogy of the session.
Descriptors: Moral Values, Moral Development, Thinking Skills, Logical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Barriers, Ethics, Public Affairs Education, Theories, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Context Effect, Justice
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