Herman on Moral Literacy

In her recent book, Barbara Herman explores a range of topics commonly associated with virtue ethics; her focus, however, is not so much on virtue as on normal moral competence and the basic moral capacity underpinning it. To explicate this competence, Herman introduces the idea of moral literacy, arguing that it reveals Kantian ethical thought to be better able than Humean views to account for our readiness to hold persons responsible even for conduct reflecting character flaws that stem from deficiencies in their upbringing. Examination of Herman's account raises a question, however, about how intimately moral literacy is related to the basic moral capacity

Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Literacy · Moral character · Pedagogy · Sociology · Underpinning · Virtue · Virtue ethics · Ethics in medical practice · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · War, Ethics, and Justification

• Full issue Vol. 12, No. 3 (2022)

  Open Access•Anne Leseth•Professions and Professionalism•2022

  Add to list