The recent spate of books and articles reflecting on the
question of evil might make one forget that the question of just
what constitutes goodness is no less urgent or perplexing. Everyone
wants to think of him- or herself as good. But what does a good
life look like? And how do people become good? Are there multiple,
competing possibilities for what counts as a good life, all equally
worthy? Or, is there a unified and transcendent conception of the
good that should guide our judgment of the possibilities? What does
a good life look like when it is guided by God? How is a good life
involved with the lives of others? And, finally, how good is good
enough?
These questions are the focus of "In Search of Goodness," the
product of a year-long conversation about goodness. The eight
essays in this volume challenge the dichotomies that usually govern
how goodness has been discussed in the past: altruism versus
egoism; reason versus emotion; or moral choice versus moral
character. Instead, the contributors seek to expand the terms of
the discussion by coming at goodness from a variety of
perspectives: psychological, philosophic, literary, religious, and
political. In each case, they emphasize the lived realities and
particulars of moral phenomena, taking up examples and
illustrations from life, literature, and film. From Achilles and
Billy Budd, to Oskar Schindler and Shel Silverstein's "The Giving
Tree," to Iris Murdoch and the citizens of Flagstaff, Arizona,
readers will find a wealth of thought-provoking insights to help
them better understand this most basic, but complex, element of
human life and happiness.
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