The Poverty of Contractarian Moral Education

Autor/inn/en	Clayton, Matthew; Stevens, David
Titel	The Poverty of Contractarian Moral Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 48 (2019) 4, S.501-514 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
DOI	10.1080/03057240.2019.1576123
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Moral Development; Moral Values; Values Education; Educational Theories; Criticism; Teaching Methods; Public School Teachers; Guidance; Behavior Standards + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moralische Entwicklung; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Werterziehung; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Kritik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Beratung
Abstract	In "A Theory of Moral Education," Michael Hand claims that a directive moral education that seeks to persuade children that a particular conception of contractarian morality is justified can be undertaken without falling foul of the requirement not to indoctrinate. In this article, we set out a series of challenges to Hand's argument. First, we argue that Hand's focus on 'reasonable disagreement' regarding the status of a moral conception is a red-herring. Second, we argue that the endorsement of moral contractarianism and the prohibition on indoctrination pull in different directions: if contractarianism is sound, then teachers or governments should be less worried about indoctrination than Hand suggests. Third, we argue that moral contractarianism is mistaken; teachers should look elsewhere for guidance on the moral norms and principles towards which they should direct their pupils. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01