On Moderation

Defending an Ancient Virtue in a Modern World

AvHarry Clor

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

Moderation suffers in today's culture of excesses. In resuscitating this discarded virtue, Harry Clor unveils the intrinsic power of moderation to influence and engage, from the public square to the deeply personal. A mature book from a senior scholar, On Moderation answers critics of this misunderstood value, demonstrating its continued relevance to human flourishing.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-06-08
Mått:163 x 228 x 12 mm
Vikt:263 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Baylor University Press
ISBN:9781602581555

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Harry Clor (Ph.D. University of Chicago) is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Kenyon College. He is the author of: Public Morality and Liberal Society: Essays on Decency, Law, and Pornography (1996), The Mass Media and Modern Democracy: Essays (1974), and Obscenity and Public Morality: Censorship in a Liberal Society (1971).

Recensioner i media

Readers will be dazzled as Clor takes an old and neglected virtue and gives it a fully modern analysis. -James Ceaser, Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPolitical Moderation: Balancing the ExtremesPersonal Moderation: Taming the ExcessPhilosophical Moderation: Tempering the MindConclusionNotesBibliographySuggested ReadingsIndex