tudying the Idea of Virtue-based Knowledge Established upon a Historical Observation of Knowledge

Document Type : پژوهشی

Authors

• shabnam salar
• masud safaeimoghadam
• Yadollah mehralizadeh
• parvaneh valavi

Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

10.22067/fedu.v8i2.72035

Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to explain the dimensions of knowledge in the various periods of Western history, by focusing on an understanding of virtue-based knowledge. To achieve this goal, a method of description and analysis was used. The findings suggest that The Western philosophy perspective on the nature of knowledge has left at least five situations, the period of philosophy, medieval philosophy, the period Enlightenment, the period of Industrial revolution, the period after World War II, the period of post structuralism. During these periods, respectively, domination of ethical, religious, scientific, economic, and re-ethical approaches to knowledge is observed. In sum, the changes that the concept of knowledge has seen have diminished the moral and spiritual aspect of knowledge and increased the material aspect to that concept. However, a revisionist attitude towards knowledge is now gradually developing with an emphasis on its ethical nature. Based on this new approach, referred to as the idea of virtue-based knowledge approach, it is the main essence of the knowledge of virtue. As a consequence, education is also an essential nature takes on its own and the goal, learning and education, evaluation, learning environment, role of teacher and student, need to be reviewed. Thus, this method leads to training of people who have nurtured humanity within themselves and have reached educated and wisdom.

Keywords

• Knowledge
• historical observation
• virtue
• the idea of virtue-based knowledge

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