This book is an attempt to relate moral formation to democratic
life and to the emotional emotion of shame. The argument is that
shame is essential to moral formation, that it tells us when we are
violating our own moral norms. Contrary to common belief, I argue
that shame is neither imposed on us by others (though it is
certainly a product of our communal memberships) nor necessarily
harmful. In fact I argue that shame not only can be beneficial for
us, but that moral formation and growth are both inextricably
linked to a proper sense of shame, a properly formed conscience.
The process of moral formation is an important one for any society,
but perhaps most of all for a democratic society. The foundational
premise of democratic life is that we have the capacity to be
self-governing, the desire to do the right thing, and the wisdom to
discern what the right thing is. This is unlikely to happen unless
there is a conscious effort to form the conscience of the young so
that they can become democratic citizens. Which brings up, then,
the question of moral education. Whatever it is that a particular
society or community considers to be "moral," the question of moral
education is how do members of the community come to be moral?
Given that moral formation of the young is necessary, this
discussion ends with a look at the practice of two exemplary
democratic moral practitioners, Vivian Paley and Deborah Meier,
whose pedagogy shows how formation of young consciences can be done
by thoughtful adults with integrity.
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