philosophy majors....do you know who writes this idea....

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Hey all....

Hope everyone's finals are going well!!

I'm writing a paper on morality in education and have had to read a lot of philosophy in order to write it. I have to link morality education to its impact on society and in trying to do that I am delving into the question of whether knowledge and the ability to reflect and reason through significant issues (i.e. moral ones) is enough to prompt people toward "correct action." My question....does anyone know of a philosopher who argues that knowledge and reason can be the impetus toward correct action? I'm pretty sure that idea gets touched on in Chinese philosophy, but I'm not the most knowledgable in this area, so any text suggestions would be so greatly appreciated