Virtue and Education - From Socrates to Nietzsche: Western Philosophy of Moral Education: From Socrates to Nietzsche: Western Philosophy of Moral Education

Author: Jin Shengyou
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book's devotion to these great thinkers and its exploration of the great Western tradition of virtue philosophy is not merely a reverent pilgrimage following in the footsteps of the giants. More importantly, it seeks the opportunities for the transformation of modern thought and explores the cultivation of virtue for a good life in an era where virtue and education are coming to an end. The primary task of philosophy is to discuss and elucidate the ideal of a virtuous life, while the mission of education is a serious concern for virtue. The two share a natural commonality. Virtue and education are eternal themes in philosophical thought: Socrates' cautious philosophy of the good life, Plato's educational ideal of the just soul in the Republic, Augustine's devout divine virtue, Rousseau's passionate natural conscience, Kant's sublime moral reason, Nietzsche's will to transcend good and evil, and so on. They stand on their own perspectives, philosophically defending the life of virtue and education.