Human Goodness

Name: Human Goodness
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ISBN: 9780299226701

ISBN-10: 0299226700

ISBN-13: 9780299226701

Edition: 2008

Authors: Yi-Fu Tuan

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In his many best-selling books, Yi-Fu Tuan seizes big, metaphysical issues and considers them in uniquely accessible ways. "Human Goodness" is evidence of this talent and is both as simple, and as epic, as it sounds. Genuinely good people and their actions, Tuan contends, are far from boring, naive, and trite; they are complex, varied, and enormously exciting. In a refreshing antidote to skeptical times, he writes of ordinary human courtesies, as simple as busing your dishes after eating, that make society functional and livable. And he writes of extraordinary courage and inventiveness under the weight of adversity and evil. He considers the impact of communal goodness over time, and his…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 3/25/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 5.50" wide x 7.25" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Preface



Vignettes: Range and Variety of Goodness



Doing Good in the Midst of Evil



Good Individuals: Their Life Stories



Reflections


Notes


Index