Examining the constraints of moral knowledge in shaping ethical conduct in South Korean moral education: A critical analysis of Socrates’ art of measurement in Protagoras

Hwan Nam-Gung

Article ID: 7474
Vol 8, Issue 9, 2024

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Socrates argues that individuals can continue to behave morally when trying to explore virtue, distinguishing between copying a moral person’s actions and acting on the basis of virtue itself. This study proves the limitations of South Korea’s moral education, which values moral knowledge as a driver of moral behavior, by analyzing the art of measurement presented by Socrates as a method of recognizing virtue. Consequently, Protagoras was examined to identify the characteristics of the art of measurement, and “all pleasure is good” and “knowledge directly drives action” was problematized. The study concluded that moral knowledge is not a decisive factor in guiding moral behavior in the right direction.


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limitations of moral knowledge; drivers of moral behavior; pleasure; art of measurement; Protagoras; moral beliefs

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