Moralism

Author : Craig Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317547705
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moralism written by Craig Taylor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moralism involves the distortion of moral thought, the distortion of reflection and judgement. It is a vice, and one to which many - from the philosopher to the media pundit to the politician - are highly susceptible. This book examines the nature of moralism in specific moral judgements and the ways in which moral philosophy and theories about morality can themselves become skewed by this vice. This book ranges across a wide range of topics: the problem of the demandingness of morality; the conflict between moral and other values; the contrast between the practice of moral philosophy and other modes of moral thought or reflection; moralism in the media; and, moralism in the public discussion of literature and art. This highly original and provocative book will be of interest to students of philosophy, psychology, theology and media, and to anyone who takes a serious interest in contemporary morality.

Author : Patricia O'Toole
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743298101
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Moralist written by Patricia O'Toole and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed author Patricia O’Toole’s “superb” (The New York Times) account of Woodrow Wilson, one of the most high-minded, consequential, and controversial US presidents. A “gripping” (USA TODAY) biography, The Moralist is “an essential contribution to presidential history” (Booklist, starred review). “In graceful prose and deep scholarship, Patricia O’Toole casts new light on the presidency of Woodrow Wilson” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis). The Moralist shows how Wilson was a progressive who enjoyed unprecedented success in leveling the economic playing field, but he was behind the times on racial equality and women’s suffrage. As a Southern boy during the Civil War, he knew the ravages of war, and as president he refused to lead the country into World War I until he was convinced that Germany posed a direct threat to the United States. Once committed, he was an admirable commander-in-chief, yet he also presided over the harshest suppression of political dissent in American history. After the war Wilson became the world’s most ardent champion of liberal internationalism—a democratic new world order committed to peace, collective security, and free trade. With Wilson’s leadership, the governments at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 founded the League of Nations, a federation of the world’s democracies. The creation of the League, Wilson’s last great triumph, was quickly followed by two crushing blows: a paralyzing stroke and the rejection of the treaty that would have allowed the United States to join the League. Ultimately, Wilson’s liberal internationalism was revived by Franklin D. Roosevelt and it has shaped American foreign relations—for better and worse—ever since. A cautionary tale about the perils of moral vanity and American overreach in foreign affairs, The Moralist “does full justice to Wilson’s complexities” (The Wall Street Journal).

Author : Craig Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317547713
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moralism written by Craig Taylor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moralism involves the distortion of moral thought, the distortion of reflection and judgement. It is a vice, and one to which many - from the philosopher to the media pundit to the politician - are highly susceptible. This book examines the nature of moralism in specific moral judgements and the ways in which moral philosophy and theories about morality can themselves become skewed by this vice. This book ranges across a wide range of topics: the problem of the demandingness of morality; the conflict between moral and other values; the contrast between the practice of moral philosophy and other modes of moral thought or reflection; moralism in the media; and, moralism in the public discussion of literature and art. This highly original and provocative book will be of interest to students of philosophy, psychology, theology and media, and to anyone who takes a serious interest in contemporary morality.

Author : Johnie Waddell
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1257829246
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intellectual Moralism written by Johnie Waddell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Haldane Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economics Moralism written by James Haldane Smith and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph Haroutunian
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725217902
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Piety Versus Moralism written by Joseph Haroutunian and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents the history of the New England theology from 1750 to 1830, revealing a significant conflict of attitudes and ideals involved in the decline of orthodoxy and the rise of the modern spirit in religion. It follows the course of theological discussion from Jonathan Edwards to Nathaniel W. Taylor, in whom liberalism triumphed. It shows how and why historical Christianity became unpalatable and unreasonable to the cultured in New England, how a great spirit was lost with the passing of the Edwardean theology, and how a new Christianity appeared in the place of the old. The author gives some clues to the source and nature of the weaknesses in present-day religious thought and makes a timely contribution to the launching of that reconstruction in Protestant theology, which is, admittedly, very much needed.

Author : Henry James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moralism and Christianity written by Henry James and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : C. Fitzsimons Allison
Publisher : Regent College Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781573832571
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise of Moralism written by C. Fitzsimons Allison and published by Regent College Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ground-breaking study first published in 1966 FitzSimons Allison carefully analyzes the seismic shift that occurred in English theology at the end of the seventeenth century. Until then, classical Anglicans such as Richard Hooker and James Ussher united in affirming that in justification the righteousness of Christ is imputed to the believer. So there is no sense in which the believer contributes to his own righteousness in order to be justified. Rather, the Christian life is a response to Gods free justification, not a part of it. But with the rise in influence of thinkers such as Jeremy Taylor and Richard Baxter such a view of justification became muffled; they held that a persons repentance and sincere obedience to Christ contributed to personal justification. It followed that justification requires moral effort. This rise of moralism, is characterized, Allison argues, not only by compromised ideas of justification but by superficial views of human need."This remarkable study demonstrates that moralistic versions of Christianity arise from deficient views of salvation through Christ. Sound theology and truly Christian ethics go hand in hand. Allisons thesis continues to demand close attention."Paul Helm, Regent College

Author : Kenneth E. Morris
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780820319490
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jimmy Carter, American Moralist written by Kenneth E. Morris and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1997-10-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first full-scale biography of America's 39th president since 1980, Kenneth Morris shows readers that any conclusions about Carter's leadership and the adequacy of his challenges as a president cannot ignore the moral quandary that vexed the nation. 35 photos.

Author : Stephen Eric Bronner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226075672
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Camus written by Stephen Eric Bronner and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades after his death, Albert Camus (1913–1960) is still regarded as one of the most influential and fascinating intellectuals of the twentieth century. This biography by Stephen Eric Bronner explores the connections between his literary work, his philosophical writings, and his politics. Camus illuminates his impoverished childhood, his existential concerns, his activities in the antifascist resistance, and the controversies in which he was engaged. Beautifully written and incisively argued, this study offers new insights—and above all—highlights the contemporary relevance of an extraordinary man. “A model of a kind of intelligent writing that should be in greater supply. Bronner manages judiciously to combine an appreciation for the strengths of Camus and nonrancorous criticism of his weaknesses. . . . As a personal and opinionated book, it invites the reader into an engaging and informative dialogue.”—American Political Science Review “This concise, lively, and remarkably evenhanded treatment of the life and work of Albert Camus weaves together biography, philosophical analysis, and political commentary.”—Science & Society