This article presents R.S. Peters’ theory of moral education embedded in his
broad conception of morality. The author examines Peters’ views against the background
of Kohlberg’s stage theory of moral development; hence,...
Central ethical concepts in education should be interpreted in a global
frame, beyond the conceptual confines of the nation state. My underlying claim is that
globalisation’s effects and significance are profound, but th...
This paper explores the notion of compassion and points to some intricacies
inherent in it, in particular the paradox of egocentrism. Most ambiguous is its ontological
status: is it an emotion, a virtue, a moral commitme...
In all kinds of ways the idea of judgement has fallen under suspicion in recent
times, and opportunities to exercise it have become fewer. It has suffered from being
confused with judgmentalism, and from the assumption t...
At the most fundamental level of analysis one may speak of educating as the
act of someone saying and showing something to another in a way that leads the mind
from where it is to where it might be, in the process wideni...
R.S. Peters’ comprehensive theory of moral education
This article presents R.S. Peters’ theory of moral education embedded in his broad conception of morality. The author examines Peters’ views against the background of Kohlberg’s stage theory of moral development; hence,...
Ethics and education: taking globalization seriously
Central ethical concepts in education should be interpreted in a global frame, beyond the conceptual confines of the nation state. My underlying claim is that globalisation’s effects and significance are profound, but th...
Educating compassionate beings
This paper explores the notion of compassion and points to some intricacies inherent in it, in particular the paradox of egocentrism. Most ambiguous is its ontological status: is it an emotion, a virtue, a moral commitme...
Judgement calls: the ethics of educational deliberation
In all kinds of ways the idea of judgement has fallen under suspicion in recent times, and opportunities to exercise it have become fewer. It has suffered from being confused with judgmentalism, and from the assumption t...
EDUCATION, CONVERSATION, AND LISTENING
At the most fundamental level of analysis one may speak of educating as the act of someone saying and showing something to another in a way that leads the mind from where it is to where it might be, in the process wideni...