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UNINA9910787663103321 |
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Titolo |
The politics of moralizing / / edited by Jane Bennett and Michael J. Shapiro |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-70552-X |
1-315-02355-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BennettJane <1957-> |
ShapiroMichael J |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social ethics |
Ethics, Modern |
Dogmatism |
Political anthropology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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