Reactivation of the idea of fortitude, bravery and ethical courage in the education of children and youth Cover Image

Reaktywowanie idei odwagi i etycznej dzielności w wychowaniu dzieci i młodzieży
Reactivation of the idea of fortitude, bravery and ethical courage in the education of children and youth

Author(s): Alicja Żywczok
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: courage; children and teeneger breeding

Summary/Abstract: The article concentrates on the notions of fortitude, bravery and ethical courage. It tries to answer the following question: How to enliven the ideal of courage in the education of a human being? The author points to the sense and importance of personal courage in the process of controlling a person's behaviour and in stimulating the positive side of the human nature. She shows the connection between a teacher's courageous conduct and strengthening their pedagogical ideal. The text, in an analytical way, deals with the problem of education for ethical courage within the family and at school, it also reveals the perversions of the idea of courage in our modern civilization such as bravado or the cult of risk.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 30 (1)
  • Page Range: 37-55
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish