The ordinary virtues : moral order in a divided world / Michael Ignatieff.
The ordinary virtues : moral order in a divided world / Michael Ignatieff.
The ordinary virtues : moral order in a divided world / Michael Ignatieff.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
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G 2017/4393
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English
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263 pages ; 23 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Introduction: Moral globalization and its discontents -- Jackson Heights, New York: Diversity Plaza -- Los Angeles: the moral operating systems of global cities -- Rio de Janeiro: order, corruption, and public trust -- Bosnia: war and reconciliation -- Myanmar: the politics of moral narrative -- Fuk...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
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Massachusetts
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2017.
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This is a study of what ethical principles and practices people around the world hold in common and what institutions best allow virtue to flourish. It is based on a Carnegie Council project on comparative ethics that Michael Ignatieff has run for the past three years. Most works of comparative ethics look at formal systems of belief. What, for exa...
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The ordinary virtues : moral order in a divided world / Michael Ignatieff.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/4393
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74VKVEK3zayg
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0674976274 hardcover
9780674976276 hardcover
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170.9
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991024129895102626
