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1 online resource (x, 310 pages). "The Good Life of Teaching extends the recent revival of virtue ethics to professional ethics and the philosophy of teaching. It connects long-standing philosophical questions about work and human growth to questions about teacher motivation, identity, and development. Makes a significant contribution to the philosophy of teaching and also offers new insights into virtue theory and professional ethics. Offers fresh and detailed readings of major figures in ethics, including Alasdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor, and Bernard Williams and the practical philosophies of Hannah Arendt, John Dewey and Hans-Georg Gadamer. Provides illustrations to assist the reader in visualizing major points, and integrates sources such as film, literature, and teaching memoirs to exemplify arguments in an engaging and accessible way. Presents a compelling vision of teaching as a reflective practice showing how this requires us to prepare teachers differently "-- Cover; Contents; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why We Need a Virtue Ethics of Teaching; Part I: The Virtues of Vocation: From Moral Professionalism to Practical Ethics; Chapter 1: Work and Flourishing: Williams' Critique of Morality and its Implications for Professional Ethics; Introduction; Retrieving Socrates' Question; Modern Moral Myopia; What do Moral Agents Want?; From Moral Professionalism to Professional Ethics; Notes; Chapter 2: Worlds of Practice: MacIntyre's Challenge to Applied Ethics; Introduction. Chris Higgins. "Originally published as volume 44, issues 2 and 3 of The journal of philosophy of education"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-303) and index. Teaching Moral and ethical aspects Education Moral and ethical aspects Teaching Philosophy Education Philosophy PHILOSOPHY History & Surveys General EDUCATION Teaching Methods & Materials General Education Moral and ethical aspects Education Philosophy Teaching Moral and ethical aspects Teaching Philosophy LB1027 .H427 2011eb 371.102 Higgins, Chris, 1967- Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 (DLC) 2011023902 (OCoLC)669751140 9781444346503 1444346504 9781444346534 1444346539 10.1002/9781444346534 Wiley InterScience http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444346534 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444346534 N$T 111024 20171116095748.0 ocn758358177 eng