Moral Education and Development A Lifetime Commitment
Worries about the moral standard of younger generations are of all ages. The older generation tends to believe that the moral education of young people deserves special attention, because their moral development does not reach the level adults hope for. T
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MORAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
A Lifetime Commitment
Edited by
Doret J. de Ruyter Siebren Miedema
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ISBN: 978-94-6091-714-1 (paperback) ISBN: 978-94-6091-715-8 (hardback) ISBN: 978-94-6091-716-5 (e-book)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface and Acknowledgements
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Introduction: A commitment to clarity in philosophy of moral education Doret J. de Ruyter and Siebren Miedema
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Part 1
11
1. On embodied and situational morality: Neurobiological, parental and situational determinants of altruism and donating to charity Marinus H. van IJzendoorn and Marian J. Bakermans- Kranenburg
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2. Neurobiology, moral education and moral self-authorship Darcia Narvaez
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3. The unfortunate seclusion of moral education of moral education in an age of virtue ethics: Why has psychology not delivered the goods? Kristján Kristjánsson
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Part 2
57
4. The role of reasons in moral education Harvey Siegel
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5. The relevance of conscious moral reasoning Bert Musschenga
71
6. Virtue ethics and the contribution of the arts to the emotional cultivation of moral character David Carr 7. Cultivating sentimental dispositions through Aristotelian habituation Jan Steutel and Ben Spiecker 8. Empathy, empathizing and empathic development: A qualitative analysis of internet content for educators Bruce Maxwell and Roxanne Desforges
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9. Conscience and moral education Anders Schinkel
133
10. Moral education, moral responsibility, and deontic morality Stefaan E. Cuypers
147
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Part 3
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11. The underlying ethics in sex education: What are the needs of vulnerable groups? Sharon Lamb and Aleksandra Plocha
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12. Towards a sexual ethics for adolescence Jan Steutel
179
13. Civic education in a liberal-democratic society Jan Steutel and Ben Spiecker
193
14. Religious education, citizenship education, liberal education Wilna A.J. Meijer
209
15. Civic competence, older children and the right to vote Michael S. Merry
223
Part 4
237
16. Teaching Moral Competence to Pre-Professionals J. Jos Kole
239
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PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This liber amicorum for Jan Steutel would not have been written if it were not for the many high-quality academic contributions and collegiality of Jan. It could not have been finished within a tight time-schedule without the dedication of the contributing authors. They have all worked hard to meet the deadlines we se
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