Does character matter?

Does character matter?: essays on opportunity and the American dream

by Reeves, Richard V.

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Sixteen thoughtful writers consider character cultivation. Richard Reeves introduces this collection of short essays with a challenge: ""I defy you to find a richer set of writings on the philosophical, empirical, and practical issues raised by a focus on character, and in particular its relationship to questions of opportunity.""The evidence? The works of sixteen thoughtful skeptics of and enthusiasts for the public endeavor of character cultivation. The authors in this collection provide diff…

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  • Full title :Does character matter? : essays on opportunity and the American dream / [edited by] Richard V. Reeves.

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Sixteen thoughtful writers consider character cultivation. Richard Reeves introduces this collection of short essays with a challenge: ""I defy you to find a richer set of writings on the philosophical, empirical, and practical issues raised by a focus on character, and in particular its relationship to questions of opportunity.""The evidence? The works of sixteen thoughtful skeptics of and enthusiasts for the public endeavor of character cultivation. The authors in this collection provide differing political perspectives to give at least equal weight to the moral dimensions of character as we.

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  • Publication Date:2015.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (73 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780815727484, 0815727488, 9780815727477, 081572747X
  • oclc:ocn909143555
  • LC Classification:JK468.E7
  • Dewey Decimal:172.0973

Subjects

Caractère Character Morale politique -- États-Unis Political ethics Political ethics -- United States POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Civics & Citizensh… Social ethics Social ethics -- United States United States

Writers

Reeves, Richard V.

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