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- Title
Fables and Philosophy.
- Authors
Dixon, Beth
- Abstract
In our local school district some teachers have chosen to use fables as a way of integrating character education into their 4th and 5th grade curriculum. This paper about fables and philosophy illustrates how to employ philosophical inquiry to discuss the moral virtues. Aristotle's remarks about the particular moral virtue of friendliness is a paradigmatic example for writing philosophy discussion plans that cultivate ethical judgment--one component of educating for moral character. However, the methodology I recommend can be generalized to stories that are not fables, and also can be made appropriate for different grade levels. Included here is a lesson plan for Arnold Lobel's fable "The Lobster and the Crab," used in a 4th grade classroom. Also included is a short transcript of the students' dialogue.
- Subjects
FABLES; DIDACTIC literature; PARADIGM (Linguistics); PHILOSOPHY; CARDINAL virtues
- Publication
Teaching Ethics, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 1, p71
- ISSN
1544-4031
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5840/tej20151516