The capacity for civic engagement
Subtitle: public and private worlds of the self
By: David P. Levine
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780230102835
Description: "This is a book about how we form a connection to the ideals and institutions of public life, a connection sometimes expressed in the language of civic engagement, public service, and commitment to the public good. While we do not lack for literature to guide us in thinking about public life, we have less to call on when our problem is not only to explore public ideals and institutions, but also to consider the nature and origin of our capacity to make a connection with and find meaning in those institutions and ideals. Levine explores the nature and origin of this capacity to form a connection and find meaning"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Civic engagement * Engagement and trust * Subjectivity and Mourning * Tolerance * Diversity * Teaching and Learning * Common ground.