도덕과교육에서 도덕적 사고와 도덕적 판단

Abstract

There is a criticism in the conceptual use of moral thinking and moral judgment in the field of Korean moral education from the 2nd National Curriculum in 1963 to National Curriculum revised in 2011. The criticism is that the conceptual use of them is wanting in consistency through the periods from 2nd to 2011 National Curriculum, and between elementary and middle and high school curriculum under the same period, and between object, content, method and evaluation under the same curriculum. It seems that moral education researchers don't have the distinct understanding on the concepts of moral thinking and moral judgment. They are confused about the relation between moral thinking and moral judgment. The reason they are in confusion is because they take moral thinking the upper concept than moral judgment. It is necessary for us to notice the idea that the process of moral thinking means the process of moral judgment in accordance with some philosophers. Accordingly, I hope not to cling to fruitless work any more by taking moral thinking the upper concept than moral judgment.