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--Geoffrey Galt Harpham
“While one could hardly say that philosophers have given much attention to the place that the concept of evil has among our moral concepts, they have done so more in the last ten or so years than they had before. I have, therefore, often wondered why there has been so little discussion of goodness. "In Search of Goodness" is not only an exception: it is an admirable one. It is original and provocative, impressive both in its breadth and depth.”—Raimond Gaita, author of "Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception
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--Raimond Gaita
“"In Search of Goodness" contains eight thought-provoking essays by scholars who discuss maturing in goodness, what goodness is good for, and goodness as a feature of a human life. With the skillful guidance of Ruth W. Grant, who organized and introduces the project, the authors avoid stereotypical ways of addressing these deceptively simple questions and draw on many different sources to shed light on them. The essays will help readers understand goodness much more fully; and they confirm the value of a ‘good conversation,’ among many other points.”—Nannerl O. Keohane, Princeton University
--Nannerl O. Keohane
"The subject of goodness has been remarkably resistant to innovation or fresh thinking. But this rich collection, in which each essay both takes up a different subject and adopts a distinctive approach, may succeed in putting goodness back on the agenda as a fertile field for scholarly inquiry and discussion. A renewed investigation of goodness as a fundamental component of human life would reinvigorate many fields in the humanities, and "In Search of Goodness" is beautifully constructed to serve precisely this purpose."
--Geoffrey Galt Harpham, Director, National Humanities Center
""In Search of Goodness" contains eight thought-provoking essays by scholars who discuss maturing in goodness, what goodness is good for, and goodness as a feature of a human life. With the skillful guidance of Ruth W. Grant, who organized and introduces the project, the authors avoid stereotypical ways of addressing these deceptively simple questions and draw on many different sources to shed light on them. The essays will help readers understand goodness much more fully; and they confirm the value of a 'good conversation, ' among many other points."
--Nannerl O. Keohane, Princeton University
"While one could hardly say that philosophers have given much attention to the place that the concept of evil has among our moral concepts, they have done so more in the last ten or so years than they had before. I have, therefore, often wondered why there has been so little discussion of goodness. "In Search of Goodness" is not only an exception: it is an admirable one. It is original and provocative, impressive both in its breadth and depth."
--Raimond Gaita, author of Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception
[An] impressive collection. . . . The book demonstrates that the good life is not a unitary ideal but a matter of how people perceive and make intelligible the significance of their experiences and human qualities. . . . ["In Search of Goodness"] is notable as an exemplar of interdisciplinary study, making it an excellent resource for accessing a topic whose nuances can quickly assume a vast and unwieldy quality. Recommended. --N. D. Zavediuk "Choice ""
The subject of goodness has been remarkably resistant to innovation or fresh thinking. But this rich collection, in which each essay both takes up a different subject and adopts a distinctive approach, may succeed in putting goodness back on the agenda as a fertile field for scholarly inquiry and discussion. A renewed investigation of goodness as a fundamental component of human life would reinvigorate many fields in the humanities, and "In Search of Goodness" is beautifully constructed to serve precisely this purpose.
--Geoffrey Galt Harpham, Director, National Humanities Center"
"In Search of Goodness" contains eight thought-provoking essays by scholars who discuss maturing in goodness, what goodness is good for, and goodness as a feature of a human life. With the skillful guidance of Ruth W. Grant, who organized and introduces the project, the authors avoid stereotypical ways of addressing these deceptively simple questions and draw on many different sources to shed light on them. The essays will help readers understand goodness much more fully; and they confirm the value of a good conversation, among many other points.
--Nannerl O. Keohane, Princeton University"
While one could hardly say that philosophers have given much attention to the place that the concept of evil has among our moral concepts, they have done so more in the last ten or so years than they had before. I have, therefore, often wondered why there has been so little discussion of goodness. "In Search of Goodness" is not only an exception: it is an admirable one. It is original and provocative, impressive both in its breadth and depth.
--Raimond Gaita, author of Good and Evil: An Absolute Conception"
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