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Confronting The Threat of Relativism : Views from Islamic Philosophy
Today the issue of ethics and most importantly moral values are being seen as merely based upon opinions and emotions. This has led towards a relativisation of moral values and thus towards the erosion of values amongst societies.
Moh. Nasrin Nasir
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Machiavelli’s The Prince: How to Refute Virtue Ethics in Three Steps
This article examines Niccolò Machiavelli’s account of virtues in his famous work The Prince. The Italian philosopher uses three different stages or steps of argumentation. All these steps are analyzed in this paper.
Mindaugas Stoškus
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Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Historical Virtues in U.S. Schooling: How to Refine Character Education? [PDF]
This article includes current issues of character education in American public schooling as findings indicate character education has little long-term influence in the development of virtues for students Next I trace the historical roots of virtues ...
Melissa Brevetti
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The Hazards of Role Modelling for the Education of Moral and/or Virtuous Character
In contrast to both behaviourist and cognitive approaches to moral development, neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics has had recent fairly distinctive impact on thought about the practice of moral education.
David Carr
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Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan +2 more
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Educational Analysis of Moral Virtues in Higher Education from the Perspective of John Nixon [PDF]
Introduction: The primary aim of this article is to explicate the key role of universities in cultivating moral virtues and promoting a moral culture within society.
Faramarz Muhammadipouya +1 more
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Abstract In England, education is compulsory, but schooling is not: it is legal for families to home educate their children. This form of education is officially termed by the Department for Education as ‘Elective Home Education’. As this designation implies, many families home educate as a positive and preferential ‘choice’.
Katherine Davey +3 more
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Socrates’ Moral Epistemology: The Connection between Theory and Practice in Plato’s Early Writings [PDF]
The early writings of Plato center based on a kind of knowledge which its object is moral virtues. According to the epistemology of these writings, theory is tied up with practice; since in its perspective, being aware of the moral virtue makes one moral
iman shafibeik
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Connecting Virtues: Introduction
This article introduces the special issue “Connecting Virtues,” which aims to advance virtue theory by bringing into a conversation works on the virtues in epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy.
Vaccarezza M. S., Croce M.
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