On Trying Too Hard: A Kantian Interpretation of Misguided Moral Striving

Autor/in	Biss, Mavis
Titel	On Trying Too Hard: A Kantian Interpretation of Misguided Moral Striving
Quelle	In: Journal of Philosophy of Education, 55 (2021) 6, S.966-976 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8249
DOI	10.1111/1467-9752.12614
Schlagwörter	Moral Values; Educational Philosophy; Moral Development; Ethics; Role of Education; Values Education; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Moralische Entwicklung; Ethik; Bildungsauftrag; Werterziehung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The goal of moral education is moral formation and moral improvement. Kant's duty of moral self-perfection applies to people who have undergone preliminary stages of moral formation and are in the position to strive for moral improvement based on a grasp of principle and an understanding of ends that are also duties. We are familiar with standard shorthand expressions of moral encouragement such as 'Do as much good as you can' or 'Do your best'. Kant himself declares in §21 of the "Doctrine of Virtue" 'If there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, strive for it' (Kant, 1996, p. 566 [6:446]). I would like to take a closer look at whether these sorts of slogans, especially when abstracted from a richer picture of the content of moral duties, are actually valuable as methods of encouraging moral improvement. Indeed, I will present several reasons to support the claim that we could do better at encouraging people to be better. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01