The Theory and Practice of Virtue Education (Paperback, 1)

List of Contributors Introduction Part 1: Philosophical and theoretical foundations for educating the virtues Chapter 1: Ancient Roads to Knowledge of Virtue: The Greek Philosophical Legacy David Carr Chapter 2: Healing Character Flaws Howard Curzer Chapter 3: Moral Growth: A Thomistic Account John Hacker-Wright Chapter 4: Stoicism Today: An alternative approach to cultivating the virtues Christopher Gill Chapter 5: Akrasia as a character trait: An obstacle for moral development Paulien Snellen Chapter 6: From ‘ordinary’ virtue to Aristotelian virtue Nancy E. Snow Part II: Theoretical and practical approaches for educating the virtues Chapter 7: Plato on Dialogue as a Method for Cultivating the Virtues Mark E. Jonas Chapter 8: Assumptions and Doctrines that Thwart the Cultivation of Virtues in Teacher Education Elizabeth Campbell Chapter 9: Moral agency as teaching morally and teaching morality: A practical approach to moral education Gillian R. Rosenberg Chapter 10: The link between fiction and empathy as a trait of moral character: A pedagogical legend? Bruce Maxwell Chapter 11: Manners and the Moral Life David McPherson Chapter 12: Policy-led Virtue Cultivation: Can we nudge citizens towards developing virtues? Fay Niker Part III: Educating specific virtues Chapter 13: The Nature and Nurture of Patriotic Virtue Randall Curren and Charles Dorn Chapter 14: Aristotelian Philia, Contemporary Friendship, and Some Resources for Studying Close Relationships Blaine J. Fowers & Austen R. Anderson Chapter 15: Can Gratitude Be Cultivated? Terrance McConnell Chapter 16: Courage in the Classroom Candace Vogler Conclusion