理性话语与诗意德育

Rational Discourse and Poetic Moral Education

德育中存在着一个悖论:以单一的理性方式反对单一的理性说教,以单一的理论灌输反对单一的灌输教育。这使德育言说无力,然而越无力却越是激发着人的理性思考。“路漫漫其修远兮,吾将上下而求索”这一诗句已不能再激发起人们的诗意冥想,而唤起的却是理性的求索、再求索。单向度的理论沉思赶跑了诗意德育,造成了精神世界的贫困。然而,人仍然意识不到这种贫困。孔子将成德过程概括为:“兴于诗,立于礼,成于乐。”说明成德过程并非就只是科学理性的心理学所规训的教育实践的“知。

A kind of one-sided rational inculcation should not be replaced by another kind of one-sided rational inculcation in moral education. We should advocate poetic moral education which does not demand poem-writing, but does include poems, which transforms scenes and objects into thinking and feeling to make a favorable influence on student character.