Moral Politics
How Liberals and Conservatives Think, Second Edition
471 pages, 5-3/8 x 8-7/16
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2002
Paper $22.00
ISBN: 9780226467719
Published May 2002
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Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction 1. The Minds and Politics 2. The Worldview Problem for American Politics Part II: Moral Conceptual Systems 3. Experiential Morality 4. Keeping the Moral Books 5. Strict Father Morality 6. Nurturant Parent Morality Part III: From Family-Based Morality to Politics 7. Why We Need a New Understanding of American Politics 8. The Nature of the Model 9. Moral Categories in Politics Part IV: The Hard Issues 10. Social Programs and Taxes 11. Crime and the Death Penalty 12. Regulation and the Environment 13. The Culture Wars: From Affirmative Action to the Arts 14. Two Models of Christianity 15. Abortion 16. How Can You Love Your Country and Hate Your Government? Part V: Summing Up 17. Varieties of Liberals and Conservatives 18. Pathologies, Stereotypes, and Distortions 19. Can There Be a Politics without Family Values? Part VI: Who’s Right? And How Can You Tell? 20. Nonideological Reasons for Being a Liberal 21. Raising Real Children 22. The Human Mind 23. Basic Humanity Epilogue: Problems for Public Discourse Afterword References Index
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