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How We Can Develop the Moral Intelligence to Do the Right Thing at the Right Time for the Right Reason
Bantam
May 2009
On Sale: April 28, 2009
528 pages ISBN: 0553095927 EAN: 9780553095920 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
In his groundbreaking New York Times bestselling books and
compelling PBS specials, John Bradshaw transformed our
understanding of the family and became a dominant figure in
the field of addiction and recovery. Now he brings together
a lifetime of experience and teaching to redefine virtue—
how we learn it and live it—for our troubled times. John Bradshaw has written this book for the millions of
decent, caring people who are struggling every day with
painful choices, who are appalled—as he is—by the greed and
shamelessness that plague our society, and who long for
guidance for themselves and their children in an
increasingly complex world. Is the only solution a return to an oppressive, rules-based
morality or an idealized past? Bradshaw says no. Instead he
shows that each of us has what he calls an inborn moral
intelligence, an inner guidance system that can lead us—if
we know how to cultivate it in ourselves and others. His fascinating discussion ranges from the ancient Greek
philosophers to modern explorations of emotional
development, from provocative historical insights to the
recent discoveries of neuroscience. Why do so many attempts
at moral education fail? What is willpower, and how can we
develop it? How can we navigate the inevitable problems of
love and work and aging? How can we begin again after
addiction or failure? How can we lead and discipline our
children? What emerges is a clear vision of a morality grounded in
childhood, educated by the practice of both traditional and
modern virtues, and culminating in the moment-to-moment
ability to “do the right thing at the right time for the
right reason.” Reclaiming Virtue is both an inspiring
appeal to what Abraham Lincoln called “the better angels of
our nature” and a wise guide to building a life of
unshakable integrity and well-being.
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