Abstract

LA TAILLE, Yves de. A psychologyc interpretation of moral field limits: the meaning of restriction and overcoming. Educ. Rev. [online]. 2002, n.19, pp.23-37. ISSN 0104-4060.

The aim of this paper is to propose a psychological interpretation for the expression "limits" often used in moral education. We analyze two dimensions of limits. The first: limits as restriction of freedom, so, limits as duty. The second: limits as overcoming, so as ideals, as self-improvement, as virtues. We discuss both dimensions in moral and psychological terms, and we try to show that they are intimately associated.

Keywords : Limit; Moral; Duty; Virtue.

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