Felix Adler

The Moral Instruction of Children (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Moral education is everywhere acknowledged to be the most important part of all education; but there has not been the same agreement in regard to the best means of securing it in the school. This has been due in part to a want of insight into the twofold nature of this sort of education; for instruction in morals includes two things: the formation of right ideas and the formation of right habits. Right ideas are necessary to guide the will, but right habits are the product of the will itself. It is possible to have right ideas to some extent without the corresponding moral habits. On this account the formation of correct habits has been esteemed by some to be the chief thing. But unconscious habits-mere use and wont-do not seem to deserve the title of moral in its highest sense. The moral act should be a considerate one, and rest on the adoption of principles to guide one's actions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BoD - Books on Demand
• Seitenzahl: 263
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783749466894
• Artikelnr.: 57405222

Autorenporträt

Felix Adler (1851-1933) was a prominent American intellectual, educator, and social reformer best known for founding the Ethical Culture movement. Born in Alzey, Germany, Adler moved to the United States as a child. He was deeply influenced by his father, a rabbi, but ultimately diverged from traditional religious paths, seeking instead a more universal approach to ethics and spirituality. Adler studied at Columbia University and later in Germany, where he was exposed to the ideas of Immanuel Kant and other philosophers who emphasized rationalism and moral philosophy. In 1876, Adler delivered a sermon titled "The Religion of Duty," which marked the beginning of the Ethical Culture movement, advocating for ethics as a basis for human interaction and social progress, independent of religious doctrine. He emphasized the importance of individual responsibility, social justice, and moral action in daily life. Adler was also a professor at Columbia University and a social activist, contributing to various causes, including child labor reform, public education, and civil rights. His work in ethical philosophy and social reform had a profound impact on 19th and early 20th-century thought, and his legacy continues to influence discussions on secular ethics and moral responsibility.