Rigterink and Louzecky argue that if the virtues were really, seriously taught in college:Students may become unhappy, since virtuous behavior does not create a quality life or a life that isworth living. (This is, they argue, completely opposed to Socrates' maxim, "The unexamined life is notworth living.") Studies show that those without a moral compass report being happier people with more

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Everett Barker

23 June, 13:36

Rigterink and Louzecky argue that if the virtues were really, seriously taught in college:Students may become unhappy, since virtuous behavior does not create a quality life or a life that isworth living. (This is, they argue, completely opposed to Socrates' maxim, "The unexamined life is notworth living.") Studies show that those without a moral compass report being happier people with more

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Paola Allison · Answer 1

Favoring the argument by Rigterink and Louzecky, deciding to not teach virtues to students would be a bad decision.

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Though the argument put up by Rigterink and Louzecky can be deemed to be true to a certain extent, it would be unintelligent to bring it into practice with students because if the students are not taught virtues, the rate of inclination towards bad and unethical behavior would increase. It definitely is difficult to bring virtues into practice, but that does not mean that they should not be inculcated on the minds of the students.