Reconstruction Morality (31 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This is a fine, as new, first edition paperback copy, tan spine, 318 pages with index.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Clean except for a prior owner's name on the first (half-title) page; the spine has a single light, vertical crease; the soft cover also shows some age-toning along the spine and light shelfwear around edges, with small edge chips at spine ends, otherwise well-kept. 160pp. incl. index. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. No marks. Light wear present and rear cover is creased. Good clean used book.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Moral Reconstruction: Christian Lobbyists and the Federal Legislation of Morality, 1865-1920. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A little shelf wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. Index. 160 pp.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 336 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this new contribution to moral theory, Todd Lekan argues for a pragmatist conception of morality as an evolving, educational, and fallible practice of everyday life. Drawing on the work of John Dewey, Lekan asserts that moral norms are neither timeless truths nor subjective whims, but habits transmitted through practices. Like the habits that make up medicine or engineering, moral habits are subject to rational evaluation and change according to new challenges and circumstances. This pragmatic interpretation of morality provides a way out of the conundrum of relativism and absolutism. Building on classical American philosophy to address current philosophical concerns, Lekan's theory revises our basic understanding of moral life and the place of theorizing within that life. Making Morality will prove of great interest to ethical theorists, as it enjoins them to measure theoretical inquiries by how well they produce intellectual tools for problem-solving in dynamic, complex communities.…

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172 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Augsburg Pub. House 1979 Fine/ Unread. Tight bright pages.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this new contribution to moral theory, Todd Lekan argues for a pragmatist conception of morality as an evolving, educational, and fallible practice of everyday life. Drawing on the work of John Dewey, Lekan asserts that moral norms are neither timeless truths nor subjective whims, but habits transmitted through practices. Like the habits that make up medicine or engineering, moral habits are subject to rational evaluation and change according to new challenges and circumstances. This pragmatic interpretation of morality provides a way out of the conundrum of relativism and absolutism. Building on classical American philosophy to address current philosophical concerns, Lekan's theory revises our basic understanding of moral life and the place of theorizing within that life. Making Morality will prove of great interest to ethical theorists, as it enjoins them to measure theoretical inquiries by how well they produce intellectual tools for problem-solving in dynamic, complex communities.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - There is a seemingly flawed interchanging of the two terms: pseudo-politics, and politics. It is clear to me that what Africa has in profusion is the former. It is, encouraging that this discrepancy is coming to light. It is essentially this discrepancy that would help Africa realise the imperative need for true politics. This essay explores the present political outlook in Africa in general. For decades, Africa has been choked under the grip of immoral politicians. Politicians believed that politics is just about maintaining power. By using a few examples of African states, the essay argues that the current political shift in many African states is only a new version of colonialism, a victim of Machiavelli's ghost. The endless coups, wars, that culminated in the suffering, and deaths of many ordinary people in their quest for true politics, are clear results of the exclusion of morality in politics by Machiavelli and his followers. Assassinations, and dishonesty, have become part and parcel of Africa's political culture. This should stop if Africa is to witness, social, economic, and political progress and compete with other continents.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Between 1865 and 1920, Congress passed laws to regulate obscenity, sexuality, divorce, gambling, and prizefighting. It forced Mormons to abandon polygamy, attacked interstate prostitution, made narcotics contraband, and stopped the manufacture and sale of alcohol. Gaines Foster explores the force behind this unprecedented federal regulation of personal morality--a combined Christian lobby.Foster analyzes the fears of appetite and avarice that led organizations such as the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the National Reform Association to call for moral legislation and examines the efforts and interconnections of the men and women who lobbied for it. His account underscores the crucial role white southerners played in the rise of moral reform after 1890. With emancipation, white southerners no longer needed to protect slavery from federal intervention, and they seized on moral legislation as a tool for controlling African Americans.Enriching our understanding of the aftermath of the Civil War and the expansion of national power, Moral Reconstruction also offers valuable insight into the link between historical and contemporary efforts to legislate morality.…