Journal of Educational Sciences

Education in Line with the Development of Intellectual Virtues for Students

10.22055/edus.2025.48569.3700
Volume 33, Issue 2
September 2026
Pages 33-48
Journal of Educational Sciences

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Farkhundehe Disnad 1
sayyedjalal hashemi 2
seyed mansour marashi 3
masoud safaei mogaddam 4

1 Ph.D. Graduate in Philosophy of Education, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

2 Associate professor, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

3 professor, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz ,Ahvaz, Iran

4 Professor, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract
This study examined the concept of intellectual virtues and derived their educational implications for school education using the method of implicit educational inference. Grounded in a virtue-based conception of education, the study argues that intellectual development should encompass not only the acquisition of knowledge and cognitive skills but also the cultivation of intellectual character, contexts. Employing a philosophical–analytical approach, the study conducted a conceptual analysis of the literature on intellectual virtues and systematically inferred their educational implications. The analysis identified five core intellectual virtues, as interrelated dimensions of intellectual character that collectively foster reflective judgment, open-minded inquiry, responsible reasoning, and ethical engagement with knowledge. The study concludes that integrating intellectual virtues into educational practice provides a coherent philosophical framework for nurturing intellectually responsible, ethically committed, and reflective learners. Accordingly, intellectual virtue education should be recognized as a fundamental component of contemporary educational systems, enabling students to develop the intellectual dispositions necessary for lifelong learning and for responsible participation in both physical and digital learning communities.

Keywords

intellectual virtues
virtue education
implicit educational inference
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