Moral freedom : the impossible idea that defines the way we live now / Alan Wolfe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolfe, Alan, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics--United States--Public opinion.

Ethics.

Public opinion--United States.

Public opinion.

United States.

Physical Description:

256 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Title on book jacket : The search for virtue in a world of choice

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton, [2001]

Summary:

Focusing on traditional values of loyalty, honesty, self-restraint, and forgiveness, "Moral Freedom" reveals the complexities of living in a society where rather than simply accepting strict conventions, each individual struggles to forge a moral life.

Contents:

I Varieties of Moral Experience 7

II Til Circumstances Do Us Part 23

III Eat Dessert First 63

IV Honesty, to a Point 97

V The Unappreciated Virtue 131

VI The Moral Philosophy of the Americans 167

VII The Strange Idea of Moral Freedom 198.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-246) and index.

ISBN:

0393048438

OCLC:

45263924