For years, moral language has been the province of the Right, as the Left has consoled itself with rudderless pragmatism. In this profound and powerful book, Susan Neiman reclaims the vocabulary of morality--"good" and "evil," "heroism" and "nobility"--as a lingua franca for the twenty-first century. In constructing a framework for taking responsible action on today's urgent questions, Neiman reaches back to the eighteenth century, retrieving a series of values--"happiness," "reason," "reverence," and "hope"--held high by Enlightenment thinkers. In this thoroughly updated edition, Neiman reflects on how the moral language of the 2008 presidential campaign has opened up new political and cultural possibilities in America and beyond.
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For years, moral language has been the province of the Right, as the Left has consoled itself with rudderless pragmatism. In this profound and powerful book, Susan Neiman reclaims the vocabulary of morality--"good" and "evil," "heroism" and "nobility"--as a lingua franca for the twenty-first century. In constructing a framework for taking responsible action on today's urgent questions, Neiman reaches back to the eighteenth century, retrieving a series of values--"happiness," "reason," "reverence," and "hope"--held high by Enlightenment thinkers. In this thoroughly updated edition, Neiman reflects on how the moral language of the 2008 presidential campaign has opened up new political and cultural possibilities in America and beyond.
Imprint | Princeton University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 2009 |
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First published | 2009 |
Authors | Susan Neiman |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 470 |
Edition | Revised edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-14389-7 |
Barcode | 9780691143897 |
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LSN | 0-691-14389-7 |