Essays about: "civic virtue"

Found 5 essays containing the words civic virtue.

1. 1. The Role of Literature in Character Education: On the Formation of the Modern 'Self' in Contemporary Liberal Schooling

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS)

   Author : Svetlana Skripnik; [2022]
   Keywords : Character Education; literature; values; formation; Martha Nussbaum; capability approach; Allan Bloom; conservative theories; liberal theories; critical pedagogy; Post-Critical Pedagogy; civic virtue; citizenship; Love of the World.;

   Abstract : With the liberalisation of the society and education in the Western Countries, new development horizons have emerged thus altering our expectations from the younger generation and our vision of human fulfilment and happiness. As Dewey stressed, the current advance of technology and democratic ways of life results in the unprecedented rate and speed of changes and ‘it is impossible to foretell definitely just what civilization will be twenty years from now. READ MORE

3. 2. Utopia Between Ciceronian Humanism and Imperialism

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Mohamad Almokhllati; [2021]
   Keywords : Imperialism; Humanism; Cicero; More; Utopia;

   Abstract : The premise of this thesis is to show how imperialism is an extension of Ciceronian humanism in More’s Utopia. Core Ciceronian premises, such as rhetoric and the vita activa in relation to imperialism are explored. READ MORE

4. 3. Voluntary Associations: Schools of Immigration Advocacy? : An investigation of the opinion-formin functions of civic society on issues of immigration

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Oscar Magnusson; [2020]
   Keywords : Immigration; refugees; attitudes; public opinion; voluntary associations; associations; Putnam; social capital; trust; determinants;

   Abstract : The issue of immigration is arguably one of the most loaded political issues. Not only for several member states of the European union but since the Dublin-agreement fell apart, maybe also for the union as a whole. READ MORE

5. 4. The never ever perfect encyclopedia : an ethnographic analysis of participation in Wikipedia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Xiaotong Shen; [2019]
   Keywords : participation; deliberative discussion; governance; public sphere; civic cultures; online collaboration; online community; netnography; wikis; Wikipedia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Wikipedia represents ‘the sum of all human knowledge’ and is becoming the authoritative source on the Internet. As a collective work, how exactly are articles created by editors? The aim of the study is to seek the answer by use of participation theory. READ MORE

6. 5. Emotion,Imagination and Virtue in Education

   University essay from Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV)

   Author : madeleine evers; [2013]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT This essay addresses meta-ethical concerns related to educational aims and the teaching of ethics, in part, by examining the effects of societal changes on such teaching from a philosophical point of view, and in part by suggesting that the skills of critical reasoning stipulated in the curriculum are insufficient to the task of promoting civic engagement. A theory of ethical judgment based on the emotions as cognitive judgments of value and the imagination as a productive faculty that structures moral understanding in narrative form is presented. READ MORE