Abstract

OLIVEIRA, Renato José. Reflexões sobre a ética na educação escolar. Educação. Santa Maria [online]. 2014, vol.39, n.01, pp.105-115. ISSN 1984-6444.

This article discusses ethics in school education nowadays. It starts from visions of thinkers like Kant and Stuart Mill on ethical action which are discussed on the basis of the argumentative model proposed by Chaïm Perelman, who criticizes the conceptions that defend the unitary character of truth (monisms). This critical vision approximates it from inquisitive speeches of the traditional model of education, which disregards the student as subject of dialogue. Ethics is thought, therefore, in a view of pedagogical work attitude which, instead of prescribing what is “right” or “fair”, favours the problematization of thinking and acting. This one occurs through the confrontation between arguments that discuss values and forms of conduct, thereby contributing to avoid dogmatic and discriminatory attitudes in the school environment.

Keywords : Ethics; School Education; Argument.

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