ERIC Number: EJ1406827
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0278-3193
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A Philosophical Approach to Talent Development
Roeper Review, v46 n1 p27-38 2024
High ability and talent development literature present different and sometimes competing or contradictory goals for talent development. One side emphasizes that talents should be developed to enable individuals with high abilities to make societal contributions, while the other side focuses on the individual's personal life goals. This article investigates how the philosophical theories of Aristotle and Kant can contribute to a better understanding of talent development and its goals. Both of these theories provide a normative basis for an ethical duty to develop one's talents and suggest that the dichotomy between societal and personal interests should not exist. Talent development should aim for realizing one's potential and contribute to a meaningful way of living driven by self-determined goals that integrate personal interests and societal contributions. It is suggested that talent development should include a wide range of talents, including moral talents.
Descriptors: Philosophy, Talent Development, Ability, Theories, Self Actualization, Ethics, Self Determination, Well Being, Gifted
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Language: English
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