{"product_id":"moral-freedom-alan-wolfe-9780393323023","title":"Moral Freedom: The Search for Virtue in a World of Choice","description":"What is the difference between right and wrong? What does it mean to lead a good life? How binding is the marriage vow? What are your obligations to an employer? To your friends? To yourself? Is it always immoral to tell a lie? \"[A]n alert and knowledgeable social critic,\" Alan Wolfe asked Americans around the country such questions in \"his intriguing exploration of our collective character, testing prevailing notions of the culture war\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e). Focusing on the traditional virtues of loyalty, honesty, self-restraint, and forgiveness, Wolfe \"strips away ulterior agendas to give us a look at the raw material of the American conscience\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Observer\u003c\/em\u003e) and discovers that \"Americans...have not so much left traditional morality behind as they have redefined it in ways that suit their individual tastes, purposes, and situations\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e). \"Wolfe is right that [the search for moral freedom] is a revolution...a very American revolution.\"--\u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Wolfe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393323021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393323023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.58w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/18\/2002 pg. 20","brand":"Alan Wolfe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119661117695,"sku":"9780393323023","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b02b2e0-de1f-483b-9c5f-becab1a5ceb6.jpg?v=1687410334","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moral-freedom-alan-wolfe-9780393323023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}