Character and Crime

An Inquiry into the Causes of the Virtue of Nations

Häftad, Engelska, 1986

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Writing as a philosopher, not as a social scientist, the author takes a radically different approach to the study of criminality, asking not 'what are the causes of crime?' but 'what are the causes of virtue?' Novak concentrates on what builds character and why there is a serious lack of character in our culture and society today.

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Utgivningsdatum:1986-02-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:152
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780819166616

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Michael Novak holds the George Frederick Jewett Chair in Religion and Public Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, and is the author of more than twenty books. His writings have appeared in every major Western language, Korean, Bengali, and Japanese.

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I find Mr. Novak's thesis not only brilliantly set forth but persuasive. If we want to reduce the volume of crime in the United States, we must seriously consider how we can develop and reinforce moral character and self-control. -- From the Postscript by Albert J. Reiss, Jr., professor of sociology, Yale University I find Mr. Novak's thesis not only brilliantly set forth but persuasive. If we want to reduce the volume of crime in the United States, we must seriously consider how we can develop and reinforce moral character and self-control. -- From the Postscript by Albert J. Reiss, Jr., professor of sociology, Yale University