Los sentimientos en la educación moral

Abstract

This article investigates, on the one hand, in what way the feelings are part of the moral dimension of the individual. Tow complex and controversial problems in the history of thought are analized: what are feelings and their relationships with the reason in people's moral behaviour. On the other hand, the article is about the following questions: the education of feelings in moral theory traditions; the educability of feelings; the characterization of some feelings as moral; the teaching of moral feelings of responsibility, compassion, justice as a part of happiness, solidarity and love.