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MORAL PHILOSOPHY IN SERAT CENTHINI, ITS CONTRIBUTION FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION IN INDONESIA

Journal: Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vol.2, No. 4)

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Page : 173-184

Keywords : moral philosophy; Serat Centhini; character education;

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Abstract

This research is related to the study of moral values and its contribution to the education of character. The purpose of research is: a) to conduct a critical analysis of the moral teachings of the Serat Centhini through the figure of Seh Amongraga, and b) to find its contribution to the moral teachings found in Serat Centhini through Seh Amongraga figure for character education.This study uses qualitative methods. The primary source is the Serat Centhini text, while secondary sources are literature and research results which discussed Serat Centhini. Research plan is to follow the steps of data collection, data reduction, data classification, data display, and conclusion. The analysis of the data uses two basic methods, which are methods of hermeneutics and heuristics. This study the first result is the moral values of Seh Amongraga in Serat Centhini, consisting of rights and obligations, justice, responsibility, conscience, honesty, moral courage, humility, and loyalty are good guides for human behavior. Moral values can be used as a reference norm for a person or a group of people to determine whether the attitudes and actions are good or not. Second, the contribution of moral philosophy in Serat Centhini can enrich the character-forming values in the education of character in Indonesia. Two moral consciences and the modesty can be used as supplementary material forming of the character values, complementing the existing ones.

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