Seedbeds of Virtue: Sources of Competence, Character, and Citizenship in American SocietyMary Ann Glendon, David Blankenhorn From Dan Quayle to Bill Clinton, Americans are increasingly alarmed by the crisis of values in our society. What are the roots of the crisis? What can be done to solve it? Putting aside the sterile, old categories of liberal versus conservative, this book forcefully argues for a new approach to social problems - an approach based on rediscovering civic virtue and strengthening the institutions of civil society. Bringing together prominent contributors from across the human sciences and across the political spectrum, Seedbeds of Virtue is a seminal contribution to the emerging debate on rebuilding civil society. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Liberalism Modernism and the Good Life | 17 |
Liberal Virtues and the Formation of Civic Character | 35 |
Copyright | |
10 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
activities American Anne Aquinas argued Aristotle associations authority become behavior believe Books called Catholic character child Christian church citizens civic virtue civil society collective concern constitute courage course create culture decline depends ecology economic effects environment especially Ethics etiquette example exist expression fact father fear freedom function give groups human idea important individual institutions interest justice kind labor less liberal live major means mind moral natural neighborhood organizations parents political possible practice Press principle problem question reason recent relations religion religious requires respect responsibility rules says schools seems sense shared social strong structure suggest teachings theory things thought tion tradition turn understand unions United University values Wolfe women York young