{"product_id":"why-cant-we-be-good-jacob-needleman-9781585426201","title":"Why Can't We Be Good?","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe widely respected social philosopher embarks on his most gripping and broadly appealing work, asking the ultimate question of human nature: Why do we repeatedly violate our most deeply held values and beliefs?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After nearly forty years of weighing humanity's deepest dilemmas-working in settings ranging from university and high school classrooms to corporate offices and hospitals-bestselling author, philosopher, and religious scholar Jacob Needleman presents the most urgent, deeply felt, and widely accessible work of his career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWhy Can't We Be Good?\u003c\/i\u003e Needleman identifies the core problem that therapists and social philosophers fail to see. He depicts the individual human as a being who knows what is good, yet who remains mysteriously helpless to innerly adopt the ethical, moral, and religious ideas that are bequeathed to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacob Needleman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585426202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585426201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarcherperigee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.04w x 0.82d","brand":"Jacob Needleman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989331738879,"sku":"9781585426201","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61b789cc-15b0-4a4d-8c1d-fea6e8342a7b.jpg?v=1683298910","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-cant-we-be-good-jacob-needleman-9781585426201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}