Moral education

Hin, Eow Boon

Moral education Eow Boon Hin. - Jalan Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur : Pearson 2002. - Philosophy and education ; v. 14. . - Philosophy and education ; v. 14. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-180) and index.

Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Introduction; 1 Responding to a Moral crisis; 2 The Scope of Moral Education; 3 Morality and Religion; 4 The Status of Moral Judgements; 5 The Development of Moral Reasoning; 6 Maximising Happiness; 7 Rights and Rationality; 8 Virtues; 9 Communitarianism; 10 Caring; 11 Morality One or Many; 12 The Outcomes of Moral Education; 13 Sexual Morality; 14 Families and Family Life; 15 Moral Education and Citizenship; 16 And Global Citizenship; 17 Moral Education in Practice; Bibliography; Index.

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Though divine command is rejected as a source of moral justification, the possible contribution of some religious traditions to moral education is sympathetically considered. This book addresses contemporary issues such as the links between personal morality and citizenship, including world citizenship, family values, and sexual morality.


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Moral education.

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