Virtue: Nomos XXXIV

by William A. Galston and John William Chapman

Book Overview

In the United States, there exists increasing uneasiness about the predominance of self-interest in both public and private life, growing fear about the fragmentation and privatization of American society, mounting concerns about the effects of institutions--ranging from families to schools to the media--on the character of young people, and a renewed tendency to believe that without certain traditional virtues neither public leaders nor public policies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814714994
• ISBN13: 9780814714997
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.2"