Conserving the Virtues of Teachers Through the Permeation of "Law of Beauty" from Heteronomy to Autonomy
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Promoting the transformation of teacher ethics from heteronomy to autonomy is an important proposition for teacher development in the new era, and a series of policies made by the State and the Ministry of Education have made it clear that the dual objectives are to defend teachers' ethical bottom line and cultivate noble virtues. Beauty, as a foundation of moral and spiritual enrichment, enables educationalists to internalize virtues through aesthetic pedagogy. Teachers' aesthetic literacy, anchored in Marxist principles of "aesthetic laws", serves as a critical lever for ethical development, enhancing moral cognition, stimulating ethical emotions, and fostering self-discipline, particularly in the AI era. A sustainable ethical framework must integrate three dimensions: civic virtues, professional ethics, and aesthetic personality. This requires a systematic internalization process: reinforcing ethical awareness, habitualizing moral practices, refining evaluations, and elevating ethical autonomy. The goal lies in transcending heteronomous morality to achieve autonomous virtue, which is a hallmark of ethical maturity and professional growth.
Authors: LI Jin, ZHAO Lingli
Institution: Southwest University
Language: English
Topic: Values and Moral Education
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6942219536
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