Understanding Moral Psychology and Moral Education through the Lens of the Philosophy of Science
- 서울대학교 교육종합연구원
- The SNU Journal of Education Research
- Vol.18
- : KCI등재
- 2009.12
- 1 - 23 (23 pages)
This article focuses on discussion concerning moral psychology and moral education from the philosophy of science standpoint. The theoretical model of Lakatos program in the field of the philosophy of science is introduced and the structure of moral psychology and moral education is analyzed and evaluated by using Lakatos scientific research program as a theoretical framework. The article begins with a review of the theoretical background of the philosophy of science, then continues by analyzing and evaluating the structure of moral psychology by using a theoretical framework from the philosophy of science, and then considers the case of moral education. The authors conclude with a brief description of significant directions for the introduction of the natural sciences, such as neuroscience and sociobiology, into moral psychology and moral education.
Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. Philosophy of science and the research program
Ⅲ. Research program of moral psychology
Ⅳ. Moral education and research program of moral psychology-with consideration on the relationship between the research program and introduction of natural science
Ⅴ. Concluding thoughts