Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times - Paperback

$19.00

Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times - Paperback

Name: Beautiful Souls: The Courage and Conscience of Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times - Paperback
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SKU: 9781250024084
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by Eyal Press

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Book Overview

"A fascinating study in the better angels of our nature."--George Packer, The New Yorker

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

History has produced many specimens of the banality of evil, but what about its flip side, what impels ordinary people to defy the sway of authority and convention? Through these dramatic stories of unlikely resisters, Eyal Press' Beautiful Souls shows that the boldest acts of dissent are often carried out not only by radicals seeking to overthrow the system but also by true believers who cling with unusual fierceness to their convictions. Drawing on groundbreaking research by moral psychologists and neuroscientists, this deeply reported work of narrative journalism examines the choices and dilemmas we all face when our principles collide with the loyalties we harbor and the duties we are expected to fulfill.

ISBN	9781250024084
Author	Eyal Press
Publisher	Picador USA
Genre	Education, Society & culture, and Philosophy
Format	Paperback
Published	February 2013
Language	ENG- English
Pages	208
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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