Aristotle, Emotions, and Education (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754660163)

What can Aristotle teach us that is relevant to contemporary moral and educational concerns? What can we learn from him about the nature of moral development, the justifiability and educability of emotions, the possibility of friendship between parents and their children, or the fundamental aims of teaching? The message of this book is that Aristotle has much to teach us about those issues and many others. In a formidable display of boundary-breaking scholarship, drawing upon the domains of philosophy, education and psychology, Kristjàn Kristjànsson analyses and dispels myriad misconceptions about Aristotle's views on morality, emotions and education that abound in the current literature - including the claims of the emotional intelligence theorists that they have revitalised Aristotle's message for the present day. The book proceeds by enlightening and astute forays into areas covered by Aristotle's canonical works, while simultaneously gauging their pertinence for recent trends in moral education. This is an arresting book on how to balance the demands of head and heart: a book that deepens the contemporary discourse on emotion cultivation and virtuous living and one that will excite any student of moral education, whether academic or practitioner.

Author: Kristján Kristjánsson
ISBN-10: 0754660168
ISBN-13: 9780754660163
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2007
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d