ABSTRACT
This chapter examines that in fact of morality and religion are logically independent of one another and it argues against the inclusion of religious study as an essential element in the curriculum and against formal religious assemblies at institutional level. The nature and problems of the moral sphere will be explained, and a distinction drawn between moral training and moral upbringing. Finally the place of moral study in the curriculum will also be considered. One important consequence of distinguishing firmly between moral training and moral education is that it enables us to appreciate that the practical difficulties in moral upbringing belong almost entirely to moral education. The essence of the individualistic thesis is that each individual ought to be free to make up his own mind on moral matters, regardless of who or what he is, and that the matter must therefore be left to nature rather than schooling.
