Virtue and the Making of Modern Liberalism:
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Main Author: Berkowitz, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press 2001
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Virtue has been rediscovered in the United States as a subject of public debate and of philosophical inquiry. Politicians from both parties, leading intellectuals, and concerned citizens from diverse backgrounds are addressing questions about the content of our character. William Bennett's moral guide for children, A Book of Virtues, was a national bestseller. Yet many continue to associate virtue with a prudish, Victorian morality or with crude attempts by government to legislate morals. Peter Berkowitz clarifies the fundamental issues, arguing that a certain ambivalence toward virtue reflect
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (256 pages)
ISBN:1400822904
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