The Moral Fallibility of Spinoza's Exemplars: Exploring the Educational Value of Imperfect Models of Human Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Dahlbeck, Johan; De Lucia Dahlbeck, Moa
Titel	The Moral Fallibility of Spinoza's Exemplars: Exploring the Educational Value of Imperfect Models of Human Behavior
Quelle	In: Ethics and Education, 15 (2020) 2, S.260-274 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dahlbeck, Johan) ORCID (De Lucia Dahlbeck, Moa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-9642
DOI	10.1080/17449642.2020.1731106
Schlagwörter	Moral Values; Models; Social Behavior; Educational Philosophy; Ethics; Political Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Authors; Moral Development; Ethical Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Analogiemodell; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Ethik; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Author; Autor; Autorin; Moralische Entwicklung; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht
Abstract	While Spinoza stipulates an ideal moral person in the propositions on the 'free man' in "Ethics" IV, this account does not seem to be intended to function as a pedagogical tool of political relevance. Hence, it does not seem to correspond to the purpose of moral exemplarism. If we look for that kind of practical guidance, Spinoza's political works seem more relevant. Interestingly, when we approach Spinoza's political theory with moral exemplarism in mind, we find that instead of constructing his exemplar on the idea of a supremely moral person, he emphasizes the concept of "ingenium" to chisel out an imperfect model of human behavior. We argue that the purpose of this is to avoid a utopian and inefficient political theory and to work out a moral practice that is capable of assisting people and communities in ethical self-transformation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01