The Moral Sense, James Q. Wilson
The Moral Sense, James Q. Wilson
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The Moral Sense

Author: James Q. Wilson

Narrator: Nadia May

Unabridged: 10 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/22/2005


Synopsis

Wilson admits in the preface of his book that virtue has acquired a bad name. However, people make some kind of reference to morality whenever they discuss whether or not someone is nice, dependable, or decent; whether they have a good character; and what some of the aspects of friendship, loyalty, and moderation are that are informed by morality. Although people may disguise this language of morality as a language of personality, it is, in Wilsons words, the language of virtue and vice, which he uncovers in his book.

About James Q. Wilson

James Q. Wilson is James Collins professor of management and public policy at UCLA. Winner of the 1990, James Madison Award of the American Political Science Association, he is also the author of Moral Judgement.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tania

I normally wouldn't give a book that is this slow such a high rating. Some of the chapters are longer than they need to be. Despite that, Wilson's argument is so interesting that it is worth struggling through some rather difficult writing to try to understand it. Wilson is making a very conservativ......more

Goodreads review by Jeff

I first heard of Dr. Wilson after recently reading glowing obituaries in many respected publications. His teaching and publications have been influential to many better known authorities. As I am a psychiatrist working with emotionally disturbed adolescents, I felt I should know his work better. I h......more

Goodreads review by Wil

It seems strange to me that anyone would doubt the existence of a moral sense. Do these doubters not have a moral sense? If they do have a moral sense then how can they doubt the existence of something they themselves have? If you do not have a moral sense yourself then this book gives objective evi......more

Goodreads review by Chris

This is an amazing book, and at the time of writing this review, it’s free with an Audible membership. James Wilson’s book starts out with rising crime rates around the world and explains how it’s not just limited to the United States. He’s not concerned with why crime rates are rising, but he looks......more