Imagination Is the Door to Amazement and Moral Imagination Holds the Key to Unlock It

Abstract

The present article presents the concept of moral imagination in the general context of imagination as a journey of discovery and a reawakening of the values created through our feelings, emotions and other relevant life experiences that challenge us to appreciate the power of mind to transcend reality. In this vein, special attention should be paid to our moral principles that guide us through life, where we find moral imagination and its overwhelming capacity to engender new ideas, build new skills, and ultimately develop our critical thinking. Morality and imagination have many things in common, although morals refer to the realm of duties and obligations, whereas imagination concerns the faculty of the mind that deals with ideas from afar. To support this seemingly debatable concept, researchers, linguists, educators, and philosophers are brought into the discussion and they provide meaningful substance with theoretical and practical examples. That education should be the cultivation of goodness and good character is just one of the ensuing conclusions, compounded by the idea that practical knowledge also leads to moral imagination and its ancillary assets.