Reconnecting moral education and philosophy

Abstract

Tilburg University in The Netherlands is distinct from other Dutch universities because it is intent on character formation as an educational goal and offers general philosophy classes to support such character formation. However, these courses focus more on theoretical knowledge than on actual practical competencies and actions. Both these components can be seen as “moral education”. My core argument is that moral education should be taught in philosophy classes and my aim is to offer tools as to how to teach both components.