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The Moral Sense

By: James Q. Wilson
Narrated by: Nadia May
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 Wilson admits in the preface of his book that "virtue has acquired a bad name". However, people make some kind of reference to morality whenever they discuss whether or not someone is nice, dependable, or decent; whether they have a good character; and the aspects of friendship, loyalty, and moderation that are all informed by morality. Although we may disguise this language of morality as a language of personality, it is, in Wilson's words, "the language of virtue and vice" which he uncovers in his book. He goes on to say, "This book is an effort to clarify what ordinary people mean when they speak of their moral feelings and to explain, insofar as one can, the origins of those feelings."©1993 James Q. Wilson (P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks Ethics & Morality Philosophy Morality Socialism Capitalism

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"Lucid, elegant, magisterial." (Publishers Weekly)
"Utterly intriguing....A refreshing and timely work." (Kirkus Reviews)
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if you understand what the word morality means and you care about the meaning you must read this book, as this goes deep and clearly into the source of what we are as social animals

probably the best book I have ever read

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This book's got lots of sense, and is well-reasoned. But a lot of opinions, too.

Definitely worth listening to

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