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12. Self-directed Moral Development

Author : Leslie E Sekerka

Published in: Ethics is a Daily Deal

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Ethical development is a necessary prerequisite, if good character is to become a matter of practical life. Of course, your ethicality begins in childhood and emerges with observation, learning, time, and experience. The etymological ancestor of the word ethics, ethike, is a compound formed from the words ethos and techne. It literally means “the art or skill necessary to produce a showing of characteristic manner or spirit,” complemented by a “bonding attitude” or “sense of comportment toward others.” Interestingly, the notion of competency to act in a particular manner and to work well with others is at the very heart of the original term.

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Title: Self-directed Moral Development
Author: Leslie E Sekerka
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Ethics is a Daily Deal
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-18089-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-18090-8

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18090-8_12