Moral Sentiments in Modern Society : A New Answer to Classical Questions /
Moral Sentiments in Modern Society : A New Answer to Classical Questions /
ed. by Gabriël van den Brink.
- 1 online resource (492 p.) : 10 halftones, 62 line drawings
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1 -- 1. Research questions and theoretical framework -- 2. An archaeology of altruistic behaviour -- Part 2 -- 3. The Netherlands as a liquid society -- 4. The hardening of the social climate -- Part 3 -- 5. The truly important things in life -- 6. Changes in norms and values -- Part 4 -- 7. The role of ideals in professional life -- 8. Moral imagination at work -- Part 5 -- 9 Signs of moral resilience -- 10. Europe and modern morality -- Part 6 -- 11. An outline of modern morality -- 12 Reinventing civil society -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Since the time of Adam Smith, scholars have tried to understand the role moral sentiments play in modern life, an issue that became especially urgent during and after the 2008 global financial crisis. Previous explanations have ranged from the idea that modern society is built on moral values to the notion that modernization results in moral decay. The essays in this interdisciplinary volume use the example of Dutch society and a wealth of empirical data to propose a novel theory about the ambivalent relation between contemporary life and human nature. In the process, the contributors argue for the need to reject simplistic explanations and reinvent civil society.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9789089647757 9789048525706
10.1515/9789048525706 doi
Civilization, Modern.
Ethics--Netherlands.
Ethics.
Moral conditions.
Social ethics.
Values.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
BJ1012 / .M6352213 2016
170
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1 -- 1. Research questions and theoretical framework -- 2. An archaeology of altruistic behaviour -- Part 2 -- 3. The Netherlands as a liquid society -- 4. The hardening of the social climate -- Part 3 -- 5. The truly important things in life -- 6. Changes in norms and values -- Part 4 -- 7. The role of ideals in professional life -- 8. Moral imagination at work -- Part 5 -- 9 Signs of moral resilience -- 10. Europe and modern morality -- Part 6 -- 11. An outline of modern morality -- 12 Reinventing civil society -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Since the time of Adam Smith, scholars have tried to understand the role moral sentiments play in modern life, an issue that became especially urgent during and after the 2008 global financial crisis. Previous explanations have ranged from the idea that modern society is built on moral values to the notion that modernization results in moral decay. The essays in this interdisciplinary volume use the example of Dutch society and a wealth of empirical data to propose a novel theory about the ambivalent relation between contemporary life and human nature. In the process, the contributors argue for the need to reject simplistic explanations and reinvent civil society.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9789089647757 9789048525706
10.1515/9789048525706 doi
Civilization, Modern.
Ethics--Netherlands.
Ethics.
Moral conditions.
Social ethics.
Values.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
BJ1012 / .M6352213 2016
170