Exploring Virtue Diversity to Develop a Multiculturally Sensitive Character Education
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| Title: | Exploring Virtue Diversity to Develop a Multiculturally Sensitive Character Education |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Yun-Chieh Lu (ORCID |
| Source: | Ethics and Education. 2026 21(1):15-31. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Ethics, Moral Values, Moral Development, Diversity, Civics, Values Education, Multicultural Education, Philosophy, Cultural Pluralism |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17449642.2025.2602982 |
| ISSN: | 1744-9642 1744-9650 |
| Abstract: | This paper examines virtue diversity, aiming to clarify what virtue is within virtue ethics to propose multiculturally sensitive guidelines for character education that balance universal and local considerations in a globalised society. The paper charts the contrasts between theories in virtue ethics of local and universal virtues on a multidimensional virtue spectrum. Subsequently, the paper moves on to Aristotle's notion of virtue as both universal (grounded in human nature) and context-sensitive (linked to civic virtue), arguing that Aristotle's concepts of the 'golden mean' and phronesis (practical wisdom) can help incorporate multicultural considerations into character education. Subsequently, the paper draws on contributions from Alasdair MacIntyre and Martha Nussbaum to elaborate the duality of virtue (both local and universal) in Aristotle's theory. The paper concludes by advocating for an acknowledgement of this duality and offering an example of a truly multicultural neo-Aristotelian character education framework to address gaps in current discourses. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1502705 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper examines virtue diversity, aiming to clarify what virtue is within virtue ethics to propose multiculturally sensitive guidelines for character education that balance universal and local considerations in a globalised society. The paper charts the contrasts between theories in virtue ethics of local and universal virtues on a multidimensional virtue spectrum. Subsequently, the paper moves on to Aristotle's notion of virtue as both universal (grounded in human nature) and context-sensitive (linked to civic virtue), arguing that Aristotle's concepts of the 'golden mean' and phronesis (practical wisdom) can help incorporate multicultural considerations into character education. Subsequently, the paper draws on contributions from Alasdair MacIntyre and Martha Nussbaum to elaborate the duality of virtue (both local and universal) in Aristotle's theory. The paper concludes by advocating for an acknowledgement of this duality and offering an example of a truly multicultural neo-Aristotelian character education framework to address gaps in current discourses. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-9642 1744-9650 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17449642.2025.2602982 |
