The Power of Ideals: The Real Story of Moral Choice by William Damon,Anne Colby

By William Damon,Anne Colby

Cynicism frequently turns out a wiser selection than idealism. There are purposes for this. Politicians have upset us many times; relied on associations have confirmed to be self-serving and corrupt; hopes for lasting global peace time and again were dashed; and social inequities persist and raise, unabated by means of even the grandest of charitable efforts. it's now thought of silly to imagine that individuals will be counted directly to upward push above their slender self-interests to serve the wider strong, or to inform the reality if it doesn't replicate good at the self. assisting this bleak view of the human is an ethical psychology that has taken more and more cynical turns lately. recognized experiences have proven that we have got a nearly limitless power for cruelty while put within the unsuitable situations.

The energy of beliefs presents a special imaginative and prescient, supported through a special type of facts. It examines the lives and paintings of six twentieth century ethical leaders who pursued ethical factors starting from international peace to social justice and human rights. utilizing those six situations to demonstrate how humans could make offerings guided via their ethical convictions, instead of via base emotion or social pressures, authors William Damon and Anne Colby discover the workings of 3 virtues: internal truthfulness, humility, and religion. via their portrayal of the noble lives of ethical leaders, the authors argue that each one of us--with traditional lives--can workout keep an eye on over vital existence judgements and pursue beliefs that we think in.

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