false 31882479 124819 2737476 0151011974 9780151011971 30 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2737476.Moral_Clarity_A_Guide_for_Grown_Up_Idealists 3.68 60 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.]]> 93828 3.79 99 36 2008 4 4 false Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 02 22:08:39 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 18 07:32:32 -0800 2008 more...]]>