PhiloEd Flashcards
Week 6
What is Blackburn’s main point in the section on the “Death of God”?
The decentering of religious beliefs clears the way for better ethical thinking.
Belief systems in which the individual has responsibilities towards the larger society
Communitarian
The absence of universal truths, which are replaced by the many different truths of different communities
Relativism:
The idea that each individual has their own truth
Subjectivism
Saying the same thing twice in different words in the same statement
Tautology
The doctrine that there are no values
Nihilism
Connections being made across subject areas
Trans-curricularity
The existence, in society, of different types of people with different values, beliefs, interests, and opinions
Pluralism
The interaction of different voices or perspectives, especially in a text, in thinking, or in teaching
Dialogical
To present views as universally true without consideration for the views of others
Dogmatism
Education focused on encouraging individuals to play a better part in a democratic society.
Citizenship Education:
Thinking that is guided in an appropriate manner by (good) reasons as opposed to e.g. uninformed desires and inclinations, prejudices, fears, awards and fear of punishment.
Critical Thinking
A more general term referring to all aspects of education that relate, implicitly or explicitly, to ethical dimensions of life, particularly when there has been a clear attempt to stimulate ethical reflection, awareness, responsibility, and compassion in children, provide children with insight into important ethical principles and values, equip them with intellectual capacities (critical thinking and evaluation, reflection, discovery, understanding, decision-making, non-cognitive abilities like compassion) for responsible moral judgment ,
EVE
A relatively specific term for education that is primarily focused on development of good habits or moral virtues in an individual while eliminating poor habits in the individual.
Character Education
The development of reflective or critical thinking skills in children along with development of their argumentative skills.
P4C
A narrower term referring to specific subjects or classes devoted to development of moral beliefs and values, often including religious education or education about world religions.
Moral Education
[children 7 to 12] continue to develop self-confidence. However, they need encouragement and praise.
[Erikson]
[teenagers] care what others think about them and start forming their own identity by experimenting with who they are
[Erikson]
[children 9 years and younger] believe rules have to be followed to avoid punishment
[Kohlberg]
[adolescents and adults] develop their moral reasoning with reference to the approval of others
[Kohlberg]
[children ages 5 to 10] perceive rules as absolute and unchangeable, which he calls moral realism.
[Piaget]
[children 10 years and older] begin to perceive rules as less absolute and black-and-white but more as socially-agreed upon guidelines designed to benefit the group.
[Piaget]
Prepare students for life in a democratic society
→ Discussion
Continuity is critical to comprehension and this allows students to build upon what they already know
→ Interdisciplinary
Important since education is an experience that is subject to constant change
→ Interaction
Children learn better when they are actively engaged.
→ Experiential Learning
