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Civics Beyond Critics - Character Education in a Liberal Democracy (Hardcover)
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Civics Beyond Critics - Character Education in a Liberal Democracy (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Political Theory
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Should character formation be a goal of civic education in a
liberal democracy? In addition to teaching knowledge and skills,
should civic education shape children's values, beliefs,
preferences, habits, identities, and sentiments? Most contemporary
political and educational theorists who address these questions
respond with a heavily qualified yes. They argue that education for
civil character is vital to the survival and flourishing of liberal
democracy but its content must be strictly limited to avoid
compromising its recipients' ability to think and act as critically
autonomous citizens. This means that civic character education
should not extend beyond inculcating in children the basic and
universal moral values that constitute the ideal of liberal
democracy itself. Civics Beyond Critics argues that this orthodox
view is wrong to prioritize critical autonomy over three other
valuable character traits that have traditionally been fostered by
civic education: law-abidingness, civic identification, and support
for the fundamental political institutions of one's society. But
the best alternative is not simply to reverse the priority. The
goal of this book is to show how we can recognize the value of the
kinds of character formation that civic education has traditionally
involved without losing the portion of the truth that can be found
in the orthodox view. Civics Beyond Critics warns against
neglecting character traits that, although commonly labeled
'conservative', are realistically essential for the future of all
liberal democracies. Oxford Political Theory presents the best new
work in contemporary political theory. It is intended to be broad
in scope, including original contributions to political philosophy,
and also work in applied political theory. The series will contain
works of outstanding quality with no restriction as to approach or
subject matter. Series Editors: Will Kymlicka, David Miller, and
Alan Ryan.
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