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The Psyche of a Good Citizen: On the Psychology of Civic Virtue

Author
Shelley Burtt
Corporate Author
Les ateliers de l'รฉthique
ISBN
ISSN 1718-9977 (numรฉrique)
Collation
p. 83-99
Resource Language
French
Year of publication
2015
Topic
Civic / Citizenship / Democracy
Resource Type
Research papers / journal articlesCurriculum, teaching-learning materials and guides
Level of education
Higher education
Region
Global
Place of publication
Quรฉbec

What are the psychological sources of civic virtue in the republican tradition? This article identifies three: the education of the passions, the manipulation of interests, and the compulsion to duty. The author explores each and concludes that an appreciation of their distinctions suggests possibilities for reviving republican virtue in the modern world.

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