Professor James Arthur and Professor Kristján Kristjánsson have published an article titled 'Is Good Character Caught or Taught?' as part of the Big Questions Online, which explores the 'big questions' of human purpose. Big Questions Online, a publication of the John Templeton Foundation, publishes essays from leading thinkers to foster thoughtful discussion of such topics and provides the opportunity, through comment boards, for an author-led discussion.
The article discusses to the extent to which children learn virtues through instruction and the extent to which children learn virtues through the modeled behaviour of others, and is available to view here.