Title Ubuntu Virtue Theory and Moral Character Formation Critically Reconstructing Ubuntu for the African Educational Context

Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (169 p.) Series Routledge Research in Character and Virtue Education Series Routledge Research in Character and Virtue Education Series Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Note -- References -- Chapter 2: Basic Concepts -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Ubuntu or Umunthu -- 2.3 Moral Character -- 2.4 Virtue and Character -- 2.5 Character Education -- 2.6 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: African Character-Based Ethics -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Qualities-Centred Approach and Character -- 3.3 Human-Centred Morality and Character -- Humans as a Value -- What Is Good -- Well-being -- On Moral Character Moral Character from Human Nature -- Moral Character from Human Interests -- 3.4 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Ubuntu Eudaimonia Virtue Theory and Character -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Eudaimonian Version of Virtue Theory -- Intellectualist Account -- The Inclusivist Account -- Eudaimonia and the Ergon -- 4.3 Ubuntu Eudaimonian Virtue Theory -- Harmonious Communitarian Account -- Humanity's Self-Realisation Communitarian Account -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5: Ubuntu Eudaimonia Virtue and Theory Conception Challenges -- 5.1 Introduction 5.2 General Theoretical Problems with Eudaimonia Virtue Theory -- 5.3 Ubuntu Eudaimonian Virtue Theory Deficiency Argument -- 5.4 Constructivism -- A Pseudoconcept Argument -- Constructivist Debate 1 -- Constructivist Debate 2 -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Ubuntu Theory of Character Education -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Indigenous Moral Character Education Theory -- Informal Traditional Education -- Formal Traditional Education -- Teachers of Moral Education and Tools in a Traditional African Setting -- Ubuntu Indigenous Theory or Character Education 6.3 Theorising Character Education in Ubuntu -- 6.4 Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 7: Character Education Crisis in Modern Africa -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Character Education Crisis -- 7.3 African Politics and Character Formation Crisis -- 7.4 Science and Technology Modern Advancement and Character Crisis -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8: Targeted Ubuntu Virtue Theory: Building on Language and Character Formation -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Discovering African Virtues through Language Use -- Ordinary Words Indicative of Virtues From Figurative Utterances to Virtues -- Cluster Meaning Theory of Figurative Utterances -- Abstracting Concepts/Virtues -- 8.3 Chakanza's Concepts/Virtues from Figurative Utterances -- 8.4 Classification of Virtues -- Self-Regarding and Other-Regarding Classification -- Intellectual Virtues and Moral Virtues Classification -- 8.5 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9: Critical Reconstruction of Ubuntu Eudaimonia Virtue Theory -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Ubuntu Eudaimonian Foundations Using Insights from Analytic Metaphysics -- 9.3 Reconstruction of Ubuntu Eudaimonian Virtue Theory Notes Description based upon print version of record Ubuntu Virtue Subject Ubuntu (Philosophy) Virtue. Philosophy, African. Moral education -- Africa Moral education Philosophy, African Ubuntu (Philosophy) Virtue Africa Form Electronic book ISBN 9781003809647 1003809642

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