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The good life the moral individual in an antimoral world

A critical assessment of the "moral mentality" espoused by the political right identifies inconsistencies in its conservative values, arguing that right-wing leadership is lacking in moral compassion and unable to live up to its prescribed notions of virtuous behavior.

Main Author: Mendelson, Cheryl, 1946-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury, 2012.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Conduct of life.
Ethics, Modern.
Summary: A critical assessment of the "moral mentality" espoused by the political right identifies inconsistencies in its conservative values, arguing that right-wing leadership is lacking in moral compassion and unable to live up to its prescribed notions of virtuous behavior.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: viii, 310 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781608198313 (hbk.)
1608198316 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Cheryl Mendelson is the author of the bestselling Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House , as well as three novels. She received her Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Rochester and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She has practiced law in New York City and teaches philosophy at Barnard College. Her next book, on the subject of marriage, is to be published by Bloomsbury in 2013. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.

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