From"Rationality"to"Reasons":A Review of the Normative Dimension of Social and Emotional Competence Cultivation
In real social life,social and emotional competences are not only a matter of balance,but also a matter of right or wrong in the moral sense.The dimension of normativity in their cultivation is unavoidable.As far as normativity is concerned,we cannot view the relationship between reason and emotion based on the supremacy of reason.They are equally blended,and both lay a foundation for normativity.In social and emotional competences,emotions,which contain cognitive factors,represent the holistic power of the mind as reflective emotions.Establishing normativity,or making moral judgments,implies the process of finding and justifying moral reasons.Reasons(rather than reason),formed through emotional communication and self-reflection,are the fundamental basis for moral judgment.Social and emotional competence cultivation needs to focus on the new path of cultivating morality through emotion.Schools need to highlight the roles of emotional participation,emotional communication and self-reflection,the emotional concern from the community,emotional disparities and emotional governance in the formation of moral reasons.That is to say,schools need to emphasize the expression of emotions,and manifest their emotional background;cultivate the ability of independent self-reflection,and provide a"corrector"for moral judgment;stimulate public emotions,and provide"glue"for public moral reasons;face up to emotional disparities,and create a"booster"for moral progress;improve emotional governance,and provide a guarantee for emotional communication.
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