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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060928077
ISBN-139780060928070
eBay Product ID (ePID)936794
Product Key Features
Book TitleIntegrity
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEthics & Moral Philosophy, Christian Church / Leadership, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year1996
GenreReligion, Political Science, Philosophy
AuthorStephen L. Carter
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal170
SynopsisWhy do we care more about winning than about playing by the rules? Integrity - all of us are in favor of it, but nobody seems to know how to make sure that we get it. From presidential candidates to crusading journalists to the lords of collegiate sports, everybody promises to deliver integrity, yet all too often, the promises go unfulfilled. Stephen Carter examines why the virtue of integrity holds such sway over the American political imagination. By weaving together insights from philosophy, theology, history and law, along with examples drawn from current events and a dose of personal experience, Carter offers a vision of integrity that has implications for everything from marriage and politics to professional football. He discusses the difficulties involved in trying to legislate integrity as well as the possibilities for teaching it. As the Cleveland Plain Dealer said, "In a measured and sensible voice, Carter attempts to document some of the paradoxes and pathologies that result from pervasive ethical realism... If the modern drift into relativism has left us in a cultural and political morass, Carter suggests that the assumption of personal integrity is the way out."