Abstract
Using Bernard Williams' ethics/morality distinction, I argue that the ethics of teaching concerns the relation between the teaching life and the good life, connecting the question "why teach?" with the question "how should I live?" The modern dichotomy between self-interest and altruism leads us to neglect the flourishing of the teacher. We must transcend this moral myopia to ask: Why is the practice of teaching worth putting at the center of my life? How does teaching put me in touch with the goods I prize most? How does tending to the growth of others nourish my own growth?
| Translated title of the contribution | The teacher's happiness |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 495-513 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur Padagogik |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Education