Title: | Moral and historical consciousness |
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Date: | 2017-01-18 |
Language: | English |
Scope: | 14-22 |
University/Institute: | Háskólinn á Akureyri University of Akureyri |
School: | School of Humanities and Social Sciences (UA) Hug- og félagsvísindasvið (HA) |
Department: | Kennaradeild (HA) Faculty of Education (UA) |
Series: | Historical Encounters;4(1) |
ISSN: | 2203-7543 |
Subject: | Moral consciousness; Reconfiguration; Historical consciousness; Significance of historical events; Siðferði; Vitund |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/238 |
Citation:Frímannsson, G.H. (2017). Moral and historical consciousness. Historical Encounters: A journal of historical consciousness, historical cultures, and history education, 4(1), 14-22.
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Abstract:In this article I attempt to answer the question - is there is a conceptual link between
moral and historical consciousness? I shall first discuss moral concepts and moral development; try
to explore what they mean, and what they involve. In doing that I hope to get a reasonable answer
to what defines moral consciousness. In the second part I will analyse historical consciousness and
argue that there is a conceptual link between moral and historical consciousness. My idea is that
reconfiguration of historical events is a necessary feature of understanding the importance of
historical events; it is sometimes a necessary feature of coming to an understanding of moral actions
and seems to be a part of practical judgement as moral wisdom. Reconfiguration seems to be a
necessary part of moral deliberation and coming to appreciate the force of the morally normative.
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Rights:This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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