e-Pedagogium 2009, 9(3):60-73
The Term Ethos
- vera.jiraskova@pedf.cuni.cz
The paper focuses on identifying the term ethos. In this article the concept of this term which is used in philosophy, philosophical ethics and in professional ethics is employed on two levels: philosophical and pedagogical. In the philosophical reflection it refers to the sources of the term and a broader context of its meaning: 1. ethos as a tradition, 2. ethos as the good, 3. ethos as integrity, 4. ethos as an experience, 5. ethos as a spiritual exercise. On the pedagogical level the article traces the way in which semantic connotations of the term are revealed and elucidated in a particular teaching experience that is specific in virtue of the teaching situation.
Keywords: Ethos; ethos as a habit, custom, morals; ethos as permanent mindset for the good, ethos in the teaching situation
Published: June 1, 2009 Show citation
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