Moral Literacy
Author | : Barbara Herman |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2007-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674024672 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674024670 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Download or read book Moral Literacy written by Barbara Herman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-31 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herman draws on Kant to address both timeless issues in ethical theory and those arising from current moral questions, such as affirmative action and the costs of reparative justice. Challenging orthodoxies, he offers a view of moral competency as a complex achievement, governed by rational norms and dependent on supportive social conditions.