Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ533379
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Communitarianism and the Social Construction of Morality.
Haste, Helen
Journal of Moral Education, v25 n1 p47-55 Mar 1996
Compares and contrasts the world views and psychological assumptions of communitarianism and liberal rationalism. Liberal rationalists come out of a strongly cognitive, individualistic psychological tradition while communitarians espouse social constructivism. Discusses the implications of this for moral education. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Role, Cultural Influences, Educational Philosophy, Ethical Instruction, Hermeneutics, Higher Education, Humanism, Modernism, Moral Development, Moral Issues, Moral Values, Philosophy, Role of Education, Social Influences, Social Psychology, Social Theories, Social Values, Values Education
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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