The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World

During a 3-year, 8-nation journey, Michael Ignatieff found that while human rights is the language of states and liberal elites, the moral language that resonates with most people is that of everyday virtues: tolerance, forgiveness, trust, and resilience. These ordinary virtues are the moral system...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ignatieff, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2018]
Subjects:
Online Access:DE-1046
DE-1043
DE-858
DE-859
DE-860
DE-739
Volltext
Summary:During a 3-year, 8-nation journey, Michael Ignatieff found that while human rights is the language of states and liberal elites, the moral language that resonates with most people is that of everyday virtues: tolerance, forgiveness, trust, and resilience. These ordinary virtues are the moral system of global cities and obscure shantytowns alike
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021)
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages)
ISBN:9780674981683
DOI:10.4159/9780674981683

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text