Aristotelian Character Education

This book provides a reconstruction of Aristotelian character education, shedding new light on what moral character really is, and how it can be highlighted, measured, nurtured and taught in current schooling. Arguing that many recent approaches to character education understand character in exclusively amoral, instrumentalist terms, Kristjánsson proposes a coherent, plausible and up-to-date concept, retaining the overall structure of Aristotelian character education.

"Kristja´nsson's book is a valuable contribution to moral education and a timely corrective to contemporary character education efforts. Even the skeptical reader may have the impression that his goals are achievable, and the many references to his ongoing work at the Jubilee Centre suggest that he will continue to show us how." - Matthew J. Hayden, Journal of Moral Education "This highly informative and rigorous book gives the best available explanation of the importance and significance of Aristotelian character education, reminding readers that performance is not enough if it is not underpinned by moral virtue and providing a desirable social vision of flourishing individuals in a flourishing society." - SciMedNet "Overall, Aristotelian Character Education answers many questions, rebuts many objections, and clarifies the strengths, weaknesses, and remaining challenges for ACE. It is an exceptionally useful, cross-disciplinary resource." - Howard J. Curzer, The Philosophical Quarterly "It is difficult to find fault with Aristolian Character Education by Kristjan Kristjansson. In eight engagingly written and thoroughly researched chapters, he introduces the reader to Aristotelian character education, defends it against critics and develops a contemporary version in the spirit, if not always the letter, of Aristotle's virtue theory." - Nancy E. Snow, The University of Oklahoma, British Journal of Educational Studies

Autorentext

Kristján Kristjánsson is Professor of Character Education and Virtue Ethics, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham, UK.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: What is Aristotelian character education? 2. Some Persistent Myths about Aristotelian Character Education 3. Measuring Virtue for Aristotelian Character Education 4. Phronesis and Aristotelian Character Education 5. Can Aristotelian Character Education Undo the Effects of Bad Upbringing? 6. Towards Method: Dialogue and Aristotelian character education 7. Educating the Educators: Teachers and Aristotelian character education 8. Concluding Reflections