ABSTRACT

Increasing divisiveness and prejudicial conflict in Western societies has accelerated interest in convincing moral knowledge. Although social science is a natural place to seek answers, these sciences are hindered by academic siloing. Moral education has also been distant from most research on morality, limiting both groups’ contributions. The new Network for Research on Morality (NRM) addresses these needs by cultivating a cohesive, cumulative body of interdisciplinary research and pursuing a natural partnership with the Association for Moral Education (AME). This special issue explores three emergent NRM themes and begins bridge-building with the AME. The themes are exploring: 1) how morality research can support and inform moral education, 2) how best to promote interdisciplinary research on morality, and 3) the extent to which recognizing researchers’ moral commitments requires a revision of research on morality. These papers simply begin the lively discussions for which these topics so strongly call rather than reporting consensual answers.

摘要

西方社会日益加剧的分裂和偏见冲突加速了人们对说服道德知识的兴趣。尽管社会科学是寻求答案的自然场所，但这些科学受到学术孤岛的阻碍。道德教育也与大多数道德研究相距甚远，限制了这两个群体的贡献。新的道德研究网络 (NRM) 通过培养一个有凝聚力的、累积的跨学科研究机构并寻求与道德教育协会 (AME) 的自然伙伴关系来满足这些需求。本期特刊探讨了三个新兴的 NRM 主题，并开始与 AME 建立桥梁。主题正在探索：1）道德研究如何支持和告知道德教育，2）如何最好地促进道德的跨学科研究，3) 承认研究人员的道德承诺需要对道德研究进行修订的程度。这些论文只是开始了这些主题强烈呼吁的热烈讨论，而不是报告双方同意的答案。