Virtue and the Making of Modern Liberalism
Series: New Forum Books
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781400822904
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Political Science; Liberalism; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
Description: Virtue has been rediscovered in the United States as a subject of public debate and of philosophical inquiry. Politicians from both parties, leading intellectuals, and concerned citizens from diverse backgrounds are addressing questions about the content of our character. William Bennett's moral guide for children, A Book of Virtues, was a national bestseller. Yet many continue to associate virtue with a prudish, Victorian morality or with crude attempts by government to legislate morals. Peter Berkowitz clarifies the fundamental issues, arguing that a certain ambivalence toward virtue reflect.
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