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Our current era has been diagnosed by many social critics as suffering from a disproportion between information and orientation. We live in an epoch that is named the information age, invests in scientific research, and celebrates technological innovations. Yet, at the same time, the commitment to liberal arts education and to serious public discourse has been abandoned, devaluing the capacities of thoughtful and empathetic deliberation required for ethical and political appraisal of personal choices and common goods.
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Aloni, N., Weintrob, L. (2017). Introduction. In: Aloni, N., Weintrob, L. (eds) Beyond Bystanders. Moral Development and Citizenship Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-026-4_1
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