Open AccessMoral and ethical principles as an object of pedagogical reflection
Author(s) -
Alexander Igorevich Salov
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
samarskij naučnyj vestnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2782-3016
pISSN - 2309-4370
DOI - 10.17816/snv20163311
Subject(s) - virtue , morality , meaning (existential) , epistemology , social cognitive theory of morality , moral disengagement , moral development , sociology , object (grammar) , the good life , moral authority , moral psychology , virtue ethics , environmental ethics , moral reasoning , good moral character , meaning of life , social psychology , psychology , philosophy , linguistics
The paper grounds that moral and ethical principles guide the teacher to seek the meaning of life together with the students which explains to them the relations with the world, provides insight into the teachers and students world, exists in their mind as a world image and regulates their mutual activity in accordance with the logics of life necessity, i.e. Peace on the Earth. The author explains that the true morality considers a person and his/her life the most important moral values, which formulate moral and ethical principles, prescribing development of moral life strategy. The paper proves that persons morality, his/her doings, outlook, evaluation, goals and motifs of activity and relations with people and the world depend on correct understanding of values. The author explains the categories virtue, good, in terms of which moral and ethical principles are formulated. The paper gives the meaning of the categories virtue and good and explains why one cannot teach virtue, that virtues are not inherent that is why they are nurtured. The author shows moral and ethical knowledge is necessary for a person to become virtuous and points out the importance of differentiation between life as it is and good life. The paper grounds that moral and ethical principles provide a teacher with an initial axiom (what for?) for achieving the goal Peace on the Earth, the strategy of moving along the way chosen (what way?) making good for him/herself and for the students.