FALLIBILIST PLURALISM AND EDUCATION FOR SHARED CITIZENSHIP

Fallibilist pluralism is a moral and epistemological position that preserves both broadly conceived ethical pluralisms and the possibility of searching for a shared moral vision. In this essay Katariina Holma defends fallibilist pluralism as an important epistemological contribution to today's...

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Published in:Educational theory 2012-08, Vol.62 (4), p.397-409
Main Author: Holma, Katariina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizenship
Citizenship Education
Education
Educational Objectives
Educational Philosophy
Emotions
Epistemology
Ethics
Fraser, Nancy
Moral Development
Morality
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Philosophy
Psychology
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Summary:Fallibilist pluralism is a moral and epistemological position that preserves both broadly conceived ethical pluralisms and the possibility of searching for a shared moral vision. In this essay Katariina Holma defends fallibilist pluralism as an important epistemological contribution to today's theories on citizenship education and analyzes the educational difficulties of adopting fallibilist pluralism as a conceptual framework in which citizens would encounter different others. Holma argues that to be successful, theories on citizenship education require—in addition to a justified philosophical foundation—a more profound psychological understanding of the role emotions play in human morality and moral development. Holma also analyzes two philosophical biases that tend to obscure our understanding of the central role played by emotional dispositions on encountering difference.
ISSN:0013-2004
1741-5446
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-5446.2012.00453.x