No. 33 (2022): enero - junio
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BETWEEN VIRTUE AND UTILITARIANISM: AN APPROACH TO MORAL EDUCATION

Yaiza Sánchez Pérez
Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
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Published 2021-12-31 — Updated on 2021-12-31

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Sánchez Pérez, Y. (2021). BETWEEN VIRTUE AND UTILITARIANISM: AN APPROACH TO MORAL EDUCATION . Revista Panamericana De Pedagogía, (33). https://doi.org/10.21555/rpp.v33i33.2389

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Abstract

Reflection on issues related to moral education, not only in its theoretical conception, but in its implementation within the classroom, is essential for the right exercise of the teaching profession. For this reason, the contributions made by Aristotle and John Stuart Mill to moral education are analyzed to build a pedagogical reflection that facilitates the understanding of the moral development of students in the current educational context. From a philosophical perspective, an analytical method is used based on the study of the postulates of the ethics of virtue and utilitarianism; specifically on issues related to the moral development of subjects, happiness, or the importance of reasoning in the face of moral conflicts to understand what contributions can be applied to current education. The main conclusions drawn after the study are the importance of critically reflecting in schools on concepts such as prudence, virtue, happiness, or citizenship; as well as the richness that the incorporation of concepts such as virtue brings to the educational debate. In addition, developing virtues in the student body will allow them to know the good, wish it and practice it.

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