Thomas, Alan Price orcid.org/0000-0002-8053-7195, Engelen, Bart, Archer, Alfred et al. (1 more author) (2018) Exemplars and Nudges:Combining Two Strategies for Moral Education. Journal of Moral Education. 1 – 20.
Abstract
This article defends the use of narratives about morally exemplary individuals in moral education and appraises the role that 'nudge' strategies can play in combination with such an appeal to exemplars. It presents a general conception of the aims of moral education and explains how the proposed combination of both moral strategies serves these aims. An important aim of moral education is to make the ethical perspective of the subject – the person being educated – more structured, more salient and therefore more 'navigable'. This article explains why and how moral exemplars and nudge strategies are crucial aids in this respect. It gives an empirically grounded account of how the emotion of admiration can be triggered most effectively by a thoughtful presentation of narratives about moral exemplars. It also answers possible objections and concludes that a combined appeal to exemplars and nudges provides a neglected but valuable resource for moral education.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
Keywords: | Moral exemplars,nudging,admiration,moral navigation |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Philosophy (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2018 14:50 |
Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2024 01:20 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2017.1396966 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/03057240.2017.1396966 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126488 |
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