Moral Freedom : The Search for Virtue in a World of Choice

An eminent sociologist and public intellectual ventures into the minds and hearts of Americans to determine how we really think about morality in today's age, focusing on traditional values of loyalty, self-restraint, honesty, and forgiveness.

Ventures into the minds and hearts of Americans to determine how we really think about morality in today's age, focusing on traditional values of loyalty, self-restraint, honesty, and forgiveness.

Focusing on the traditional virtues of loyalty, honesty, self-restraint, and forgiveness, Wolfe (religion and American public life, Boston College) describes the state of contemporary moral thinking in the United States. He describes the struggle for individuals to forge a moral life without guidance from strict conventions. He considers the prevalent attitudes of eight American communities: from San Francisco's Castro district to the small-town environs of Tipton, Iowa, from Lackland Air Force Base to Fall River, Massachusetts. The cover shows shows the subtitle as The search for virtue in a world of choice , while the title page (and Library of Congress) cataloguing show The impossible idea that defines the way we live now. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

General

ISBN		9780393048438
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		W W Norton & Co Inc
Pages		119
List Price		$24.95
Author		Wolfe, Alan
Publication Date		04/01/2001
Release Status		Out of Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 6.5 Inches (US) Width: 9.75 Inches (US) Thickness: 1.25 Inches (US)