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JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
Volume 52, Issue 4, Pages 677-694Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9752.12329
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This paper considers the style of moral philosophy that emerged in the mid-1970s in the writings of John McDowell and David Wiggins and examines its implications for moral education. After characterising the position, I examine whether it broadens or narrows the horizons of moral philosophy. Though McDowell's notorious quietism might suggest the latter, I argue that Wiggins offers a more expansive vision. I then explore how the view might be developed-drawing, for example, on the work of Jonathan Dancy and Alice Crary-before turning to a discussion of moral education informed by Iris Murdoch's conception of the cultivation of moral vision. The outcome, I hope, exemplifies the 'meet' between philosophical reflection and moral life to which Wiggins aspires.
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