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Let’s Call it What it is: A Matter of Conscience

A New Vocabulary for Moral Education

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Beryl W. Holtam

    1. Brock University, Ontario, Canada

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  • Written by experts, Gives a modern approach, Comprehensive in Scope

Part of the book series: Critical Issues in the Future of Learning and Teaching (CIFL, volume 6)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Beryl W. Holtam
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Time is Right: Why we Need a New Vocabulary

    • Beryl W. Holtam
    Pages 7-24

  4. The Hijacking of Morality

    • Beryl W. Holtam
    Pages 25-41

  5. The Fundamentals of Conscience

    • Beryl W. Holtam
    Pages 43-69

  6. A New Vocabulary for Moral Education

    • Beryl W. Holtam
    Pages 70-87

  7. Reflexive Judgment and Reflexive Emotions

    • Beryl W. Holtam
    Pages 89-101

  8. The Question of Development

    • Beryl W. Holtam
    Pages 103-115

  9. Conscience in a Democratic Society

    • Beryl W. Holtam
    Pages 117-129

  10. Educating Conscience

    • Beryl W. Holtam
    Pages 131-147

  11. Conscience

    • Beryl W. Holtam
    Pages 149-162

  12. Summary and Final Remarks

    • Beryl W. Holtam
    Pages 163-170

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 171-177
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About this book

With a new century, there has emerged a new age in moral considerations. The Arab Spring, Facebook, and the Occupy Movement all point to an awareness of, and concern for, the moral character of the individual and the collective. The phrase, “it’s the right thing to do”, echoing throughout news media and one’s daily exchanges, typically indicates a moral positioning. Presented in this book is the argument that now is the time to call it what it is, a matter of conscience, and to embrace the transformative power of a new vocabulary for moral and character education. In a more expansive approach than typically seen, this book examines the nature and function of conscience. Building upon the foundational work of Thomas Green (1999), the vocabulary of reflexive judgment, reflexive emotions, normation, and voices of conscience, are explored as they apply to moral formation, with examples and applications provided. Specific attention is given to the interrelationship of the collective conscience with democracy. Educating for conscience and the notion of the sacred are also examined. Written from an educator’s perspective, this book offers a framework for moral education to both the secular and religious domains.

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  • Brock University, Ontario, Canada

    Beryl W. Holtam

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