Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World

In his book "The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values," Michael Ignatieff explores the common moral values we share as globalization brings us together economically, and how these virtues can be exploited by the politics of fear and exclusion. He argues that these ordinary virtues are the key to healing and reconciliation on both a local and global scale.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 272 pages
\n Publication date: 01 April 2019
\n Publisher: Harvard University Press
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Winner of the Zócalo Book Prize, A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice, "Combines powerful moral arguments with superb storytelling." — New Statesman

What moral values do we hold in common as globalization draws us together economically? Are the things we value converging or diverging? These twin questions led Michael Ignatieff on a three-year, eight-nation journey in search of an answer. What he found are what he calls "ordinary virtues": tolerance, forgiveness, trust, and resilience. When conflicts break out, these virtues are easily exploited by the politics of fear and exclusion, reserved for one's own group but denied to others. Yet, these ordinary virtues are the key to healing and reconciliation on both a local and global scale.

"Makes for illuminating reading." —Simon Winchester, New York Review of Books

"Engaging, articulate, and richly descriptive... Ignatieff's deft histories, vivid sketches, and fascinating interviews are the soul of this important book." — Times Literary Supplement

"Deserves praise for wrestling with the devolution of our moral worlds over recent decades." — Los Angeles Review of Books

\n Weight: 294g\n
Dimension: 200 x 132 x 19 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780674237490\n \n