Moral education and literature: the contribution of utopias and tales

  • Giuseppe Mari
Keywords: education, pedagogy, utopia, modernity, symbol, freedom

Abstract

Since the beginning of Western culture utopias and tales have been involved within moral education. The contribution aims to make clear that this kind of literature is suitable from the pedagogical point of view principally because of the symbolic communicative style. It is important to be aware of the difference between ancient and modern utopias too.

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Published
2018-11-30
How to Cite
Mari, G. (2018). Moral education and literature: the contribution of utopias and tales. Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education, 7(1 (13). https://doi.org/10.35765/mjse.2018.0713.04