Education, Philosophy, and Morality: Virtue Philosophy in Kant
This article investigates the interrelated roles of education, morality, and philosophy in Kant as a response to the transactional view of humanity promoted by the spirit of capitalism, known as the “capital form.” This article investigates the effect of the capital form upon educational institution...
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| description | This article investigates the interrelated roles of education, morality, and philosophy in Kant as a response to the transactional view of humanity promoted by the spirit of capitalism, known as the “capital form.” This article investigates the effect of the capital form upon educational institutions and self-cultivation, or Bildung. Kant’s views on the role of education in moral development provide a path forward in the reconstitution of Bildung within persons. I argue that education serves a moral role in Kant, helping humanity achieve enlightenment – in direct contrast to the “un-enlightened” and uncultivated self created by the capital form. I turn to Kant’s views on education, focusing on the role of philosophy in moral development, and the cultivation of virtues such as modesty and appropriate self-love. Finally, I turn to contemporary pedagogical theory, providing practical examples of teaching techniques to help liberate students from their “self-imposed minority.” |
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| spelling | doaj.art-69e16c7d9d214d0ba1113e0bd88c39df2022-12-21T23:18:24ZengUniversity of WarsawEidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture2544-302X2544-302X2019-12-013411413710.14394/eidos.jpc.2019.0045Education, Philosophy, and Morality: Virtue Philosophy in KantLaura Mueller0Department of Philosophy, Gustavus Adolphus CollegeThis article investigates the interrelated roles of education, morality, and philosophy in Kant as a response to the transactional view of humanity promoted by the spirit of capitalism, known as the “capital form.” This article investigates the effect of the capital form upon educational institutions and self-cultivation, or Bildung. Kant’s views on the role of education in moral development provide a path forward in the reconstitution of Bildung within persons. I argue that education serves a moral role in Kant, helping humanity achieve enlightenment – in direct contrast to the “un-enlightened” and uncultivated self created by the capital form. I turn to Kant’s views on education, focusing on the role of philosophy in moral development, and the cultivation of virtues such as modesty and appropriate self-love. Finally, I turn to contemporary pedagogical theory, providing practical examples of teaching techniques to help liberate students from their “self-imposed minority.”http://eidos.uw.edu.pl/education-philosophy-and-morality-virtue-philosophy-in-kant/kantmoralityvirtueeducationpedagogyenlightenmenthigher educationcapitalismconsumerism |
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| title | Education, Philosophy, and Morality: Virtue Philosophy in Kant |
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| title_short | Education, Philosophy, and Morality: Virtue Philosophy in Kant |
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| topic | kant morality virtue education pedagogy enlightenment higher education capitalism consumerism |
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