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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Susan Neiman is a moral philosopher committed to making the tools of her trade relevant to real life. In Moral Clarity, she shows how resurrecting a moral vocabulary — good and evil, heroism and nobility — can steer us clear of the dogmas of the right and the helpless pragmatism of the left. In search of a framework for forming clear opinions and taking responsible action on today's urgent political and social questions, Neiman reaches back to the eighteenth century, retrieving a set of virtues — happiness, reason, reverence, and hope — that were held high by every Enlightenment thinker. She shows that the pursuit of moral clarity is not a matter of religious faith but is open to all who are committed to these ideals, believers and nonbelievers alike. And she draws on literature, evolutionary theory, and other contemporary research to show why, by keeping before us the distinction between the real and the possible, these ideals continue to guide and inspire. Review:"Neiman wrestles with Hannah Arendt's problem of the banality of evil, and in particular the banality of evil in modern America: the betrayal of decency by Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and their underlings in the institutions they helped to poison. They are easy enough targets, but in taking them on Neiman again makes deep and important points." New York Times Review:"Moral Clarity is a plea for renewal, an argument for re-engaging with the moral vocabulary of the country. But the book's lessons should not be lost on those of other ideological persuasions." Wall Street Journal Review:"Susan Neiman's profound wisdom and courage give us a public conception of goodness and a reinvigorated progressive vision that will resonate with the religious while remaining thoroughly secular and democratic. She is a beacon of light and hope in our morally debased times." Cornel West, University Professor at Princeton University and author of Democracy Matters and Race Matters Review:"The Enlightenment project of constructing a rational morality-pronounced dead by commentators on the left and right-has found a champion determined to resurrect it for the twenty-first century." Booklist Synopsis:"It is a bracing and exhilarating experience to read Susan Neiman's Moral Clarity. Not only does she argue and illustrate the case for moral clarity; in doing so she exemplifies the moral courage and imagination we so dearly need. This is a necessary book for our times.--Breyten Breytenbach, author of Windcatcher "This is a tour de force: a witty, profound and powerful successor to her breakthrough book, Evil in Modern Thought. Against all the postmodernist caricatures and atheist rants, Susan Neiman gives us a flesh-and-blood Enlightment - a living culture of vivid debate about justice, heroism, and our moral nature, about the ends and means of reverence no less than of reason.--Todd Gitlin, author of The Big Tent "With passion, wit, and high intelligence, Susan Neiman invites us to be moral grown-ups, which means to take on the question 'What ought to be done?' and actually to come up with an answer. Morally and politically compelling - and a delight to read.--Michael Walzer, author of Just and Unjust Wars "Susan Neiman's profound wisdom, courage and vision give us a public conception of goodness and a reinvigorated progressive vision that will resonate with the religious while remaining thoroughly secular and democratic. She is a beacon of light and hope in our morally debased times.--Cornel West, author of Democracy Matters About the AuthorSusam Neiman is an American philosopher who has taught at Yale University, Tel Aviv University, and the Humboldt University of Berlin, and is currently director of the Einstein Forum. She is the author of three previous books, most recently Evil in Modern Thought. She lives with her three children in Berlin. Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1 PART ONE Ideal and Real 1. American Dreams 25 2. Ideals and Ideology 48 3. Facing Gallows 79 PART TWO Enlightenment Values 4. Myths or Monsters 107 5. Heaven and Earth 124 6. Happiness 150 7. Reason 177 8. Reverence 215 9. Hope 242 PART THREE Good and Evil 10. The Odyssey: An Excursion 289 11. What about Evil? 325 12. Enlightenment Heroes 372 13. Moral Clarity 415 Acknowledgments 431 Bibliographical Notes 433 Bibliography 441 Permissions Acknowledgments 451 Index 453 What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
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