Aristotle's Conception of Practical Wisdom and What It Means for Moral Education in Schools

Autor/in	Harðarson, Atli
Titel	Aristotle's Conception of Practical Wisdom and What It Means for Moral Education in Schools
Quelle	In: Educational Philosophy and Theory, 51 (2019) 14, S.1518-1527 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Harðarson, Atli)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1857
DOI	10.1080/00131857.2019.1585240
Schlagwörter	Moral Values; Moral Development; Educational Philosophy; Antisocial Behavior; Ethics; Teaching Methods; Work Environment; Professional Autonomy; Values Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Moralische Entwicklung; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Ethik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Arbeitsmilieu; Berufsfreiheit; Werterziehung
Abstract	Aristotle took practical wisdom to include cleverness, and something more. The hard question, that he does not explicitly answer, is what this something more is. On my interpretation, the practically wise are not merely more knowledgeable about what is good for people. They are also better able to discern all the values at stake, in whatever circumstances they find themselves. This is an ability that good people develop, typically rather late in life, provided they are masters of their own affairs. According to Aristotle, this development is stunted by wickedness and also by wretchedness. It follows from his account that attempts to teach this virtue are not likely to succeed unless teachers have opportunities for developing practical wisdom through their work. Aristotle's arguments give us reasons to doubt that teachers can help their students to become virtuous and wise, if their own way to earn a living is not conductive to human flourishing. If we take his message to heart, we should, first and foremost, think about how to steer clear of wretched work conditions, where teachers' moral agency is narrowly circumscribed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01