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Paul Woodruff (1943–2023)

Auteur van Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue

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Geboortedatum
1943
Overlijdensdatum
2023-09-23
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA

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In this book, 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. The explore ways to confront Evil and perhaps transform it into Good. In the end they ask: What is to be done? This book contains the proceedings of the famous symposium at Salado, Texas, subject of the Bill Moyers PBS special "Facing Evil."
 
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PendleHillLibrary | Aug 26, 2022 |
Interesting, made me think. Would've helped if I'd had more of a classical education so I could understand all the references to Greek literature. Was pleased to read his opinion of reverence as a virtue, a virtue that I think is sadly lacking in so many people these days. Disappointed that the final chapter didn't tie everything together or summarize his thesis. The book simply ended.
 
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MarkLacy | 3 andere besprekingen | May 29, 2022 |
The subject itself was interesting, but at some point, I just had to push my way through what felt like wet cement. (I don't think this is a fault of the author; it's probably just due to the fact that I prefer my philosophizing more in the style of Barthes and Derrida.)
 
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KatrinkaV | 1 andere bespreking | Jan 12, 2022 |
Quotes from the NYTimes Book Review: "The author argues that this myth revolves around the issue of rewards, which “mark the difference between winners and losers.” He adds: “Rewards are public recognition for contributions made. They express the values of a community.” But which, he asks, do we value more: “Cleverness or hard work? Strength or intelligence? Loyalty or inventiveness?”

We see the significance of all this today. “In industry, bankers and fund managers have carried off the prizes,” Mr. Woodruff says, “while most of us are Ajaxes, team players who work hard at our various tasks and are loyal to the communities in which we live.” We grow angry, he says, when rewards go to those “who do not live by our values.” Justice, we believe, has failed."

“We all know highly learned people who are fools,” he writes. “Experts often use their knowledge or skill to do dreadful things.” He also stresses the role of compassion in making just choices. “If justice is going to help us get along,” he says, “it has to affect our feelings,” which implies that it must consider what others have at stake emotionally. One reason Agamemnon fails so badly here, Mr. Woodruff argues, is that he displays little or no compassion for the shame and dishonor Ajax feels in not winning the armor.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/business/ajax-dilemma-looks-at-fundamental-fai...

I am currently reading Michael Sandel's
[b:Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?|6452731|Justice What's the Right Thing to Do?|Michael J. Sandel|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311982976s/6452731.jpg|6642936] and watching his Yales lectures at iTunesU. This might make a terrific companion book. The word "justice" is thrown around so loosely these days, and is often used as a synonym for revenge. It's just not that simple, witness the recent per curiam decision in Cavazos v Smith (see my group post at http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/727495-cavazos-v-smith-the-supreme-court-pre...
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