Moral Education in the Perspective of Liberal Education, Natural Law and the Modern Doctrine of Social Contract

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https://doi.org/10.12775/PCh.2019.047

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natural law, moral education, liberal education, social contract, virtue

Abstract

This article includes an analysis of relationship between concepts of moral education, liberal education and natural law. It shows how classical Greek philosophy influenced Christian thought. Moreover, there is consideration regarding what has changed in the understanding the concept of virtue.

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2020-01-27

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RUTKOWSKI, Jan. Moral Education in the Perspective of Liberal Education, Natural Law and the Modern Doctrine of Social Contract. Paedagogia Christiana. Online. 27 January 2020. Vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 161-173. [Accessed 6 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/PCh.2019.047.

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Vol. 44 No. 2 (2019): Religious Education and the Development of Subjectivity

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Religious Education and the Development of Subjectivity

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