| Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age Without Good or Evil Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hunter, James Davison (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465031773 ISBN-13: 9780465031771 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $21.77 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: The Death of Character is a broad historical, sociological, and cultural inquiry into the moral life and moral education of young Americans based upon a huge empirical study of the children themselves. The children's thoughts and concerns -- expressed here in their own words -- shed a whole new light on what we can expect from moral education. Targeting new theories of education and the prominence of psychology over moral instruction, Hunter analyzes the making of a new cultural narcissism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Education | Aims & Objectives - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 370.114 |
| LCCN: 00027937 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.74" W x 8.34" (0.98 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Death of Character is a broad historical, sociological, and cultural inquiry into the moral life and moral education of young Americans based upon a huge empirical study of the children themselves. The children's thoughts and concerns-expressed here in their own words-shed a whole new light on what we can expect from moral education. Targeting new theories of education and the prominence of psychology over moral instruction, Hunter analyzes the making of a new cultural narcissism. |