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[from 'Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy' by Bernard Williams, in 25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / a. Aims of education ]

Full Idea

It is a mark of our having ethical values that we aim to reproduce them in our children.

Gist of Idea

It is a mark of our having ethical values that we aim to reproduce them in our children

Source

Bernard Williams (Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy [1985], Ch. 9)

Book Reference

Williams,Bernard: 'Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy' [Fontana 1985], p.173


A Reaction

Maybe beliefs imply education. A commitment to truth is an aspiration that others will agree, especially those over whom we have the greatest influence.