scholarly journals IX—Nurture and Parenting in Aristotelian Ethics

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia M Connell
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Ethics Of Care ◽  
The Self ◽  
Conflicts Of Interests ◽  
Aristotelian Ethics ◽  
Core Part

Abstract For Aristotle, in making the deliberate choice to incorporate the extensive requirements of the young into the aims of one’s life, people realize their own good. In this paper I will argue that this is a promising way to think about the ethics of care and parenting. Modern theories, which focus on duty and obligation, direct our attention to conflicts of interests in our caring activities. Aristotle’s explanation, in contrast, explains how nurturing others not only develops a core part of the self but also leads to an appreciation of the value of interpersonal relationships.

The Humbled Self

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Pattison
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Holy War ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Aristotelian Ethics

The devout self comes to devotion as one who has already fallen short of the Christian ideal and now wants to do better, but it is made clear that perfection will not be achieved in this life and the soul will fall many times. The devout life is thus from the beginning a life of repentance or, more radically, mortification. The self is pictured as engaged in a holy war with itself in which, in the end, it must accept defeat by God. In this defeat it learns humility, widely acclaimed as the most important Christian virtue. However, humility means something different from the modest self-regard of Aristotelian ethics and, as de Sales makes clear, means welcoming abjection. The great model for humility is Christ himself, both as regards the circumstances of his life and death and in the humility of incarnation itself.

scholarly journals Compassion, ethics of care and legal rights

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Herring
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Ethics Of Care ◽  
The Self ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
Caring Relationships ◽  
Legal Requirement ◽  
Relational Analysis ◽  
Appropriate Care

AbstractThis paper will explore the difficulties facing law in promoting compassion and responding to caring relationships. These include the difficulties in determining whether a person has demonstrated compassion and in enforcing any legal requirement for compassion. The paper will use the ethics-of-care literature to critique two key legal tools: human rights and the concept of best interests. These concepts are typically designed to promote individualistic abstract understandings of the self, which are problematic when used in the setting of intimate relationships. However, this paper will suggest that it might not be necessary to abandon the concepts of rights and best interests. They may be useful for setting the boundaries for a space in which appropriate care and compassion can be exercised. It will also be suggested that both rights and best interests are not immune from a relational analysis and might, with appropriate modification, be used to promote the exercise of compassionate relational care.

Moving Signs

2020 ◽  
pp. 46-80
Author(s):  
Tony Perman
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
The Self ◽  
The World ◽  
Semiotic Phenomenology ◽  
The Impact

The chapter explains the theoretical framework that guides the analysis in subsequent chapters and introduces a model for understanding emotional experience rooted in the semiotic phenomenology of C. S Peirce. This model allows for the explication of diverse modes of experience and explains the impact of habits and values in the interpretation of signs during ceremonial performance. As selves and interpersonal relationships are implicated in semiosis, experience becomes affective, linking perceptual, physiological, cultural, and public judgments in ongoing processes and projects of future-oriented flourishing. This four-step sequence---affect, emotion-appraisal, feeling, emotive is grounded in the self and its place in the world.

The Association of Self-Monitoring with Self-Disclosure

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 940-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Bryan ◽  
Deanna Dodson ◽  
Salvatore Cullari
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Self Monitoring

While there are many studies of self-monitoring and self-disclosure independently, few studies have looked at their relationship. Such inquiry may help refine the definitions of these two complex constructs as well as clarify how interpersonal relationships are formed. For 100 undergraduate students at a small liberal arts college a small but significant negative correlation ( r = −.20) was found between scores on the Self-monitoring Scale and Self-disclosure Index. The men had significantly higher self-monitoring scores than the women, but not on self-disclosure.

Interpersonal Relationships and Child-Rearing Practices in 214 Parents of Battered Children

1975 ◽  
Vol 127 (6) ◽  
pp. 513-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selwyn M. Smith ◽  
Ruth Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Physical Punishment ◽  
The Self ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Child Management ◽  
Families Of Origin

SummaryThe self-reported child-rearing practices of 214 parents of battered babies were characterized in a few but not all respects by demanding behaviour which exceeded that to be expected in relation to their social class and age. Inconsistency in child management was noted in the comparison between lack of demonstrativeness and emotional over-involvement, and between physical punishment and a tendency to be lax in the supervision of the child, and was reminiscent of parents of delinquents. Unhappiness and hostility in relationships with members of their families of origin, with unsupporting partners and with people in general were other important features. Generally, identified perpetrators were characterized by features significant for the sample as a whole.

The concept of self and apology strategies in two cultures

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiko Okumura ◽  
Li Wei
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Standard Test ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Two Cultures

The speech act of apologising aims at maintaining, restoring and enhancing interpersonal relationships. Most of the existing studies of apology in different languages and cultures follow the Brown and Levinson (1987) approach and describe apology as a ‘negative politeness’ strategy. In this paper, we study the use of apology by two groups of women from Japanese and British cultural backgrounds, in conjunction with an examination of the cultural conception of ‘self’. Using both standard test (Twenty Statements Test, TST) and questionnaire data, we demonstrate that important differences exist in the self concept of the two groups, and these differences are reflected in and impact on the women’s use of apologies in social interaction.

scholarly journals The Green Brigade: The Psychological Effects of a Community-based Horticultural Program on the Self-development Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Cammack ◽  
Tina M. Waliczek ◽  
Jayne M. Zajicek
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Diversion Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Attitude Toward School

The Green Brigade horticultural program is a community-based treatment and diversion program for juvenile offenders. The objective of this study was to determine if participation in the Green Brigade program improved the self-esteem, locus of control, interpersonal relationships and attitude toward school of participating juvenile offenders. Participants in the Green Brigade program had significantly lower scores than the comparative group on measures of self-esteem, interpersonal relationships and attitude toward school prior to and after completion of the Green Brigade program. Although the Green Brigade participants' scores were significantly lower than the comparative group's scores, the means were still considered `normal' for their age group. However, adolescents participating in coed sessions, where the hands-on activities involved plant materials, displayed more positive interpersonal relationship scores than participants in an all male session where the hands-on activities focused on the installation of hardscape materials and a lack of plant materials. No significant differences were found in rates of repeated crimes of juvenile offenders participating in the Green Brigade program when compared to juvenile offenders participating in traditional probationary programming.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document