Dialectical model of character and Franklin’s method

The study analysis three personalities who generated selfrecords for a long period of time on their personality development and especially on character questions. The autobiographies** of Franklin, Gandhi and Thoreau’s Walden experiment are studied as paradigmatic modes of enhancing intentionally on...

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Main Author: Cătălin Mamali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adam Mickiewicz University 2017-06-01
Series:Filozofia Publiczna i Edukacja Demokratyczna
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Online Access:https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/fped/article/view/12362
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description The study analysis three personalities who generated selfrecords for a long period of time on their personality development and especially on character questions. The autobiographies** of Franklin, Gandhi and Thoreau’s Walden experiment are studied as paradigmatic modes of enhancing intentionally one’s own autonomy as a necessary condition to increase the personal ability to cope with major social conflicts for the sake of common good. The educational value of Franklin’s methods for character training is based on practical exercises carried with students.
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spelling doaj.art-ba85460b808947efa20fe3af8e4ae20a2022-12-21T23:16:45ZengAdam Mickiewicz UniversityFilozofia Publiczna i Edukacja Demokratyczna2299-18752017-06-016110.14746/fped.2017.6.1.1312362Dialectical model of character and Franklin’s methodCătălin Mamali0independent scholar (Northeast Iowa Community College, U.S.A)The study analysis three personalities who generated selfrecords for a long period of time on their personality development and especially on character questions. The autobiographies** of Franklin, Gandhi and Thoreau’s Walden experiment are studied as paradigmatic modes of enhancing intentionally one’s own autonomy as a necessary condition to increase the personal ability to cope with major social conflicts for the sake of common good. The educational value of Franklin’s methods for character training is based on practical exercises carried with students.https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/fped/article/view/12362Autonomy consistency/inconsistencyself-controlcharacter-construction
spellingShingle Cătălin Mamali
Dialectical model of character and Franklin’s method
Filozofia Publiczna i Edukacja Demokratyczna
Autonomy consistency/inconsistency
self-control
character-construction
title Dialectical model of character and Franklin’s method
title_full Dialectical model of character and Franklin’s method
title_fullStr Dialectical model of character and Franklin’s method
title_full_unstemmed Dialectical model of character and Franklin’s method
title_short Dialectical model of character and Franklin’s method
title_sort dialectical model of character and franklin s method
topic Autonomy consistency/inconsistency
self-control
character-construction
url https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/fped/article/view/12362
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