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Nel Noddings

Motivating Morality With Desires

August 31, 2020September 1, 2020 by Brian Julian

One reason I might be moral is because I have some good desires that overrule my problematic ones. Nel Noddings gives an answer along these lines to the question of moral motivation. In this fifth part of the series I examine her account of the ideal self as a person who is caring.

Categories I just want what I want! (Thinking about Desires) Tags Caring, Desires, Ideal Self, Nel Noddings

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