The philosophy of emotions: Implementing character education through poetry

This paper investigates the concept of emotion and its relevance to education via character education through the medium of poetry. The objective is to demonstrate the potential implementation of character education through poetry, and to show the intrinsic link between poetry and virtue, knowledge...

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Published inEducational philosophy and theory Vol. 56; no. 9; pp. 910 - 925
Main Author Guttesen, Kristian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 28.07.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Character education
Educational philosophy
emotion
Emotions
Moral education
Personality
philosophy of emotions
Poetry
poetry teaching
Values Education
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ISSN0013-1857
1469-5812
DOI10.1080/00131857.2024.2332694

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Summary:This paper investigates the concept of emotion and its relevance to education via character education through the medium of poetry. The objective is to demonstrate the potential implementation of character education through poetry, and to show the intrinsic link between poetry and virtue, knowledge and reasoning. It is argued that poetry serves as a bridge between emotion and character education. The philosophy of emotions is explored through the works of Aristotle, Karin Bohlin and David Carr. Character education is understood in terms of a Neo-Aristotelian approach, drawing on Kristján Kristjánsson, Bohlin and Carr. My position is that, through exercising the craft of poetry, children and young students are provided with tools for exploring emotions, and for discerning and deliberating about virtues and moral contextual nuances in the broader context of human experience.
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ISSN:0013-1857
1469-5812
DOI:10.1080/00131857.2024.2332694