Beyond virtue and vice: a return to uncertainty

Kenklies, K., Michael Lewin, D. and Tonner, P. (2022) Beyond virtue and vice: a return to uncertainty. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 56(4), pp. 497-501. (doi: 10.1111/1467-9752.12706)

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Abstract

Education is astonishingly simple. We have all been through it, whether as children or later in life—indeed, many of us are still going through it in some form or other; we all know what works; and we are all committed to realising its individual and social potential. Such a view of the matter might dispense with the need for philosophy of education altogether as the problems of education are seen as little more than puzzles to be solved. We know (or think that we know) what we want to achieve, the challenge is how to do so most efficiently. If only the virtues of education were that perspicuous, that simple. If only the vices were so easily identified and expunged. It turns out that education is astonishingly complex. The following chapters aspire to re‐introduce a certain complexity that abstains from an all‐too‐easy understanding. They seek not to offer solutions, but complications, disruptions and dissensions. The authors assume positions against the usual associations and evaluations regarding certain words and phrases—a revaluation that turns the virtues to vices and the vices to virtues.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Tonner, Dr Philip
Authors: Kenklies, K., Michael Lewin, D., and Tonner, P.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Pedagogy, Praxis & Faith
Journal Name:Journal of Philosophy of Education
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0309-8249
ISSN (Online):1467-9752
Published Online:11 October 2022
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2022 The Authors
First Published:First published in Journal of Philosophy of Education 56(4): 497-501
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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