Table of Contents

Introduction. Part 1: Ideas of Virtue in Moral Philosophy. 1. Virtue as Knowledge: Socrates and Plato. 2. Virtue as Character: Aristotle’s Ethics. 3. Virtue as Self-Determination: Rousseau and Kant. 4. Modern Moral Philosophy: Two Concepts of Morality. Part 2: Social Science and Moral Development 5. Moral Education as Socialisation: Emile Durkheim. 6. Psychoanalysis and Moral Character: Freud, Lane and Neill. 7. Cognitive Development: Piaget and Kohlberg. 8. Moral Development in Progressive and Traditional Educational Thought. Part 3: Virtue, Reason and Education. 9. Virtue and Passion: Self-Control and Expression. 10. Virtue and Motivation: Obligation and Aspiration. 11. Virtue and Reason: Problem-Solving and Clarification. 12. Education and the Virtues: Objectivity, Subjectivity and Teaching. Notes and References. Bibliography. Index.

About the Author

David Carr