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Facing Evil (Paperback)
Paul B. Woodruff, Harry A. Wilmer
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In this age of anxious preoccupation with cozy feelings, the
formidable power of Evil is usually overlooked or trivialized. In
FACING EVIL some of the most penetrating communicators of our time
turn their attention to the dark side of the human psyche. They
speak from the heart about mass murder, racial discrimination, war,
and nastiness both personal and institutional. They explore ways to
confront Evil and perhaps transform it into Good. In the end they
ask: What is to be done?
FACING EVIL contains the proceedings of the famous symposium at
Salado, Texas, subject of the Bill Moyers PBS special, 'Facing
Evil'.
Americans have an unwavering faith in democracy and are ever eager
to import it to nations around the world. But how democratic is our
own "democracy"? If you can vote, if the majority rules, if you
have elected representatives--does this automatically mean that you
have a democracy? In this eye-opening look at an ideal that we all
take for granted, classical scholar Paul Woodruff offers some
surprising answers to these questions.
Drawing on classical literature, philosophy, and history--with
many intriguing passages from Sophocles, Aesop, and Plato, among
others--Woodruff immerses us in the world of ancient Athens to
uncover how the democratic impulse first came to life. The heart of
the book isolates seven conditions that are the sine qua non of
democracy: freedom from tyranny (including the tyranny of majority
rule), harmony (the blending of different views), the rule of law,
natural equality, citizen wisdom, reasoning without knowledge, and
general education. He concludes that a true democracy must be
willing to invite everyone to join in government. It must respect
the rule of law so strongly that even the government is not above
the law. True democracy must be mature enough to accept changes
that come from the people. And it must be willing to pay the price
of education for thoughtful citizenship. Ancient Athens didn't
always live up to these ideals. Nor does modern America.
If we learn anything from the story of Athens, Woodruff concludes,
it should be this--never lose sight of the ideals of democracy.
This compact, eloquent book illuminates these ideals and lights the
way as we struggle to keep democracy alive at home and around the
world.
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