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The Crisis of Modern Virtues and the Possible Ways to Rebuild the Virtues

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In spite of the fact that we have made much progress in the economic development and the accumulation of the material wealth, the morality on the whole is on the decline and the modern people are faced with the serious crisis of virtues, among which the soulless excellence brought about by the emptiness of moral education is one of the most serious ones. The virtues can and should still be taught in schools, but by the more effective methods that can be accepted by the modern students. To prevent the young people from consciously escaping from pursuing the virtuous life and overcome the paradox of the moral education, we need to take the emotional dimension of virtue education into account. Virtues are supposed to be deeply rooted into the real life and the virtue education can not be isolated from the reality life.

DOI 10.11648/j.edu.20150405.19
Published in Education Journal (Volume 4, Issue 5, September 2015)
Page(s) 245-250
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Virtues, Crisis of Virtues, Practical Wisdom

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