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Moral Heroes

Moral Heroes is a theoretical construct within the study of moral exemplars that denotes individuals who, through exceptional moral agency and virtuous action under adversity, serve as paradigmatic models for ethical inspiration and character development in moral education.

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4.8K

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142

Authors

89

Institutions

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2017–2026

18

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Publications

100

Locke, Berkeley, Hume: Central Themes

David Todd · Dialogue · 1972 · 407 citations

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Moral Deskilling and Upskilling in a New Machine Age: Reflections on the Ambiguous Future of Character

Shannon Vallor · Philosophy & Technology · 2014 · 300 citations

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Zeroing in on heroes: A prototype analysis of hero features.

Elaine L. Kinsella, Timothy D. Ritchie, Eric R. Igou · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2015 · 254 citations · Full text

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‘Saints and Heroes’

Elizabeth M. Pybus · Philosophy · 1982 · 181 citations

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The Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi

William Spencer · History Reviews of New Books · 1974 · 141 citations

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Authors

142

  1. EL
    Elaine L. Kinsella

    University of Limerick, Ireland

    4 publications · 356 citations

    4

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  2. ER
    Eric R. Igou

    University of Limerick, Ireland

    3 publications · 344 citations

    3

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  3. TD
    Timothy D. Ritchie

    University of Limerick, Ireland

    3 publications · 344 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. JA
    Jeremy A. Frimer

    University of Winnipeg, Canada

    2 publications · 110 citations

    2

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  5. LJ
    Lawrence J. Walker

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    2 publications · 106 citations

    2

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Institutions

89

  1. University of Limerick

    Limerick, Ireland

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  2. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    321 citations

  3. University of South Australia

    Adelaide, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    161 citations

  5. Saint Xavier University

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    166 citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  7. Tulane University

    New Orleans, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    42 citations

  8. Hunter New England Local Health District

    Newcastle, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    80 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 10 publications · 289 citations

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  2. Journal of Humanistic Psychology

    JHP · 2 publications · 79 citations

    2

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  3. JAMA

    2 publications · 56 citations

    2

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  4. Philosophy

    2 publications · 204 citations

    2

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  5. The Philosophical Review

    2 publications · 76 citations

    2

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