Educating Character Through the Arts

This volume investigates the role of the arts in character education. Bringing together insights from esteemed philosophers and educationalists, it looks to the arts for insight into human character and explores the arts' relationship to human flourishing and the development of the virtues.

List of contents

1. Is the Ethos Theory of Music Correct? 2. The Uses of Poetry and Other Imaginative Literature for the Education of Virtuous Sentiment and Character 3. Literature, the Emotions, and Learning 4. Literary Appreciation and the Reconfiguration of Understanding 5. Heroines and Sexy Victims: What we learn from female protagonists 6. Virtue and Vice on TV: Television series and ethical reflection 7. Are You (Relevantly) Experienced? A moral argument for video games 8. Gardens and the Good Life in Confucianism and Daoism 9. Educating the Heart: Why poetry matters

About the author

Laura D'Olimpio is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Panos Paris is Lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University, UK.
Aidan P. Thompson is Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Summary

This volume investigates the role of the arts in character education. Bringing together insights from esteemed philosophers and educationalists, it looks to the arts for insight into human character and explores the arts’ relationship to human flourishing and the development of the virtues.

Product details

• Authors: Laura (The University of Birmingham D''''olimpio
• Assisted by: Laura D'Olimpio (Editor), Panos Paris (Editor), Aidan P. Thompson (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.2022
• EAN: 9780367709938
• ISBN: 978-0-367-70993-8
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Ethics & moral philosophy, Philosophy: aesthetics, Ethics and moral philosophy, Moral and social purpose of education, Moral & social purpose of education