But notice again what a wonderful conversation could be started. This last observation leads to some questions about Pat's recommendations. Pat suggests that we might satisfy some current demands for moral education by extending Aristotle's thought. Well, I wonder. Consider the case of Heartwood, a literature-based program in moral education.
Heartwood presents high-quality literature illustrating seven great virtues.
The stories are drawn from all over the world. But they are not delighted. On the contrary, they are outraged, because Heartwood does not locate the source of these virtues in God. Cases like Heartwood do not exhaust our problems. Today, people contest not only goals and aims, but the very methods and procedures by which we might establish and assess our goals.