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The Moral Philosophy of Maria Montessori
Available from: Cambridge University Press
Publication: Journal of the American Philosophical Association, vol. 7, no. 2
Date: 2021
Pages: 133-154
Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Moral education
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Abstract/Notes: This paper lays out the moral theory of philosopher and educator Maria Montessori (1870–1952). Based on a moral epistemology wherein moral concepts are grounded in a well-cultivated moral sense, Montessori develops a threefold account of moral life. She starts with an account of character as an ideal of individual self-perfection through concentrated attention on effortful work. She shows how respect for others grows from and supplements individual character, and she further develops a notion of social solidarity that goes beyond cooperation toward shared agency. Partly because she attends to children's ethical lives, Montessori highlights how character, respect, and solidarity all appear first as prereflective, embodied orientations of agency. Full moral virtue takes up prereflective orientations reflectively and extends them through moral concepts. Overall, Montessori's ethic improves on features similar to some in Nietzschean, Kantian, Hegelian, or Aristotelian ethical theories while situating these within a developmental and perfectionist ethics.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1017/apa.2019.41
ISSN: 2053-4477, 2053-4485
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“The Ayn Rand School for Tots”: John Dewey, Maria Montessori, and Objectivist Educational Philosophy during the Postwar Years
Available from: Historical Studies in Education (Canada)
Publication: Historical Studies in Education/Revue d'histoire de l'éducation, vol. 25, no. 1
Date: 2013
John Dewey - Philosophy, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Objectivism (Philosophy) - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Progressive education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Abstract/Notes: Objectivism, the libertarian philosophy established by Ayn Rand during the postwar years, has attracted a great deal of attention from philosophers, political scientists, economists, and English professors alike in recent years, but it hasn’t received much notice from historians with an interest in education. This article will address that problem by discussing how Rand and her followers established a philosophy of education during the 1960s and 1970s that was based, in part, on vilifying the so-called collectivist ideas of John Dewey and lionizing the so-called individualist ideas of Maria Montessori. Unfortunately, the narrative that emerged during this time seriously misrepresented the ideas of both Dewey and Montessori, resulting in a somewhat distorted view of both educators.
Language: English
DOI: 10.32316/hse/rhe.v25i1.4285
ISSN: 0843-5057, 1911-9674
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Putting Philosophy into Practice
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 4, no. 2
Date: Winter 1992
Pages: 2
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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New Developments in Neuroscience Supports [sic.] Montessori Under Three Philosophy
Publication: Montessori NewZ, vol. 20
Date: Dec 2000
Pages: 7
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Language: English
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Dalai Lama's Visit Reinforces Connections with Montessori Philosophy
Publication: Montessori NewZ, vol. 47
Date: Sep 2007
Pages: 10–11
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Abstract/Notes: Montessori Children's House, Wellington; Wa Ora Montessori School
Language: English
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Applying Montessori Philosophy for Parents of 0-3 Years
Publication: Montessori NewZ, vol. 21
Date: Mar 2001
Pages: 4
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Abstract/Notes: Excerpt from The Joyful Child (Michael Olaf's Essential Montessori for ages 0-3)
Language: English
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Towards a Child's Philosophy of Nature
Publication: Montessori Talks to Parents, vol. 2, no. 2
Date: 1979
Pages: 16-17
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Language: English
ISSN: 0749-565X
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An Introduction to Montessori: Philosophy and Practice
Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 9, no. 5
Date: 2001
Pages: 5–15
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Abstract/Notes: Excerpt from Child of the World (Michael Olaf's Essential Montessori for ages 3-12), with introduction by Tim Seldin
Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Outdoor Education in Maria Montessori’s Philosophy: A Chance for Inclusion?
Available from: Pensa Multimedia
Publication: Formazione and Insegnamento. Rivista internazionale di Scienze dell'educazione e della formazione, vol. 18, no. 3
Date: 2020
Pages: 223-229
Children with disabilities, Inclusive education, Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Abstract/Notes: In this paper, we are going to present some of the revolutionary and brilliant proposals of Maria Montessori’s educational approach, which, through its innovative use of space and movement still offers solutions to problems in our day and age. Montessori’s ideas are explained in relation to environmental education in the context of child-nature interaction as well as the practices applied within the framework of these ideas; they are also essential to facilitate educational inclusion, as they promote a sensory based and a child centered learning approach.
Language: English
DOI: 10.7346/-fei-XVIII-03-20_18
ISSN: 2279-7505
Article
Court Order, Montessori Philosophy May Clash in St. Louis [Missouri]
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 1, no. 2
Date: Winter 1989
Pages: 16
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246