Reuniting Virtue and Knowledge

Einstein held that intuition is more important than rational inquiry as a source of discovery. Further, he explicitly and implicitly linked the heart, the sacred, devotion and intuitive knowledge. The raison d’être of universities is the advance of knowledge; however, they have primarily focused on...

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Published inJournal of philosophy of education Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 294 - 310
Main Author Culham, Tom
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2015
Wiley-Blackwell
Oxford University Press
Subjects
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Educational Philosophy
Ethics
Inquiry
Intuition
Knowledge
Logical Thinking
Philosophy
Role
Scientific Research
Skill Development
Values
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Summary:Einstein held that intuition is more important than rational inquiry as a source of discovery. Further, he explicitly and implicitly linked the heart, the sacred, devotion and intuitive knowledge. The raison d’être of universities is the advance of knowledge; however, they have primarily focused on developing student's skills in working with rational knowledge. Given the paucity of attention to virtue and our intuitive abilities this article briefly explores the philosophical meaning of intuition and the role intuition plays in scientific discovery. It then turns to the ancient Greeks and Daoists for a perspective on a relationship between intuitive knowledge and virtue. A discussion ensues on how virtue and intuitive knowledge are cultivated according to the ancients.  The article concludes with questions for educators on how they might reintroduce the cultivation of virtue and knowledge in secular institutions.
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ArticleID:JOPE12142
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ISSN:0309-8249
1467-9752
DOI:10.1111/1467-9752.12142