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Moral Man and Immoral Society : A Study in Ethics and Politics

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Individual morality incompatible with collective life.

This book can provide a deep insight into the inevitable conflicts that arise in social and political systems due to the lack of compatibility between individual morality and collective life. Niebuhr's realistic view of human nature and history can help readers understand the brutal behavior of human collectives and how individual morality can bring moral order to societal chaos. For those interested in ethics and politics, this book is a must-read and remains relevant today.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780664235390

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Arguably his most famous book, Moral Man and Immoral Society is Reinhold Niebuhr's important early study (1932) in ethics and politics. Widely read and continually relevant, this book marked Niebuhr's decisive break from progressive religion and politics toward a more deeply tragic view of human nature and history. Forthright and realistic, Moral Man and Immoral Society argues that individual morality is intrinsically incompatible with collective life, thus making social and political conflict inevitable. Niebuhr further discusses our inability to imagine the realities of collective power; the brutal behavior of human collectives of every sort; and, ultimately, how individual morality can mitigate the persistence of social immorality.

This new edition includes a foreword by Cornel West that explores the continued interest in Niebuhr's thought and its contemporary relevance.


Author: Reinhold Niebuhr
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Publication Date: 18 Jan 2013
 

Individual morality incompatible with collective life.

This book can provide a deep insight into the inevitable conflicts that arise in social and political systems due to the lack of compatibility between individual morality and collective life. Niebuhr's realistic view of human nature and history can help readers understand the brutal behavior of human collectives and how individual morality can bring moral order to societal chaos. For those interested in ethics and politics, this book is a must-read and remains relevant today.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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