The politics of moralizing / / edited by Jane Bennett and Michael J. Shapiro

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462960903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• ISBN: 1-315-02355-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BennettJane <1957->; ShapiroMichael J
• Disciplina: 303.3/72
• Soggetti: Social ethics; Ethics, Modern; Dogmatism; Political anthropology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter One The Moraline Drift; Chapter Two Generating a Virtuous Circle; Chapter Three Political not Patriotic; Chapter Four Autobiography and Cultivating the Arts of the Female Self; Chapter Five The Tragedy of the Ethical Commons; Chapter Six Out for a Walk; Chapter Seven Just the Facts, Please; Chapter Eight The Challenge of Polytheism; Chapter Nine Affirming the Political; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Politics of Moralizing issues a stern warning about the risks of speaking, writing, and thinking in a manner too confident about one's own judgments and asks, ""Can a clear line be drawn between dogmatism and simple certainty and indignation?"" Bennett and Shapiro enter the debate by questioning what has become a popular, even pervasive, cultural narrative told by both the left and the right: the story of the West's moral decline, degeneration, or confusion. Contributors explore the dynamics and dilemmas of moralizing by advocates of patriotism, environmental protection, and wom