Rethinking Goodness

Arguing that a psychological basis for ethics can be found in human motivation, Rethinking Goodness proposes a naturalistic ethics that transcends the conflict between liberalism and authoritarianism-the conflict between freedom at the price of narcissism and morality at the price of coercion. The authors offer a third option, an ethic broader than liberalism's pursuit of the personal, that avoids jeopardizing, as do authoritarian positions, the centrality of individual autonomy.

About the author

Michael A. Wallach is Professor of Psychology and Lise Wallach is Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Duke University.

Product details

• Authors: Lise Wallach, Michael A Wallach, Michael A. Wallach
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.07.1990
• EAN: 9780791402993
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-0299-3
• No. of pages: 156
• Weight: 390 g
• Series: Suny Series in Buddhist Studie; Suny Series in Buddhist Studie; Suny Ethical Theory
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works