Cultivating Conscience: How Good Laws Make Good People
"Cultivating Conscienceis a blistering attack on the 'law and economics' school, which has had an enormous impact in the US legal academy. . . . But despite that focus,Cultivating Conscienceis not only for a US readership: its clear and highly readable style, enlivened by real-life examples, also makes it accessible and of great interest on this side of the Atlantic. . . .Cultivating Conscienceis lucid and stimulating."--Bill Bowring,Times Higher Education"[D]uality in human nature, and the connection between conscience and public policy, is masterfully examined in this book by Lynn A. Stout. . . .Cultivating Conscienceis a forceful and rational proposition for reasonable change."--John Michael Senger,ForeWord Reviews"Stout makes the compelling case that conscience is neither a rare nor quirky phenomenon, but a vital force woven into our daily lives. . . . This book proves that if we care about effective laws and civilized society, the powers of conscience are simply too important for us to ignore."--Marshal Zeringue,Campaign for the American Reader blog"Cultivating Conscienceis one of those rare books--essentially a single-theme book, an apologia for the author's subject matter--that eruditely comingles several fields of knowledge, is clearly and succinctly written, holds the reader's full attention throughout, and whose contents affect the reader's thoughts at unsuspecting times and on various topics long after reading is complete. In short, it is well worth reading by both laypersons and professionals."--Cynthia C. Siebel,PsycCRITIQUES