Publication

2006 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

65,000 words, Guess

Page Count

260 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2005031823
  • Goodreads250962
  • LibraryThing2255658

Classifications

  • DDC158
  • LCCBJ1547.4 .K54 2006

Description

"In this volume, Arthur Kleinman tells the stories of a handful of men and women, some of whom have lived through some of the most turbulent transitions of the twentieth century. He shows how in such moments of extreme pressure, our morality - even our very identity - can be changed, for worse and for better." "Their stories reveal just how challenging moral life is, and just how precarious are our worlds and our livelihood. Indeed, Kleinman offers in this book a groundbreaking approach to ethics, examining "who we are" through some of the most disturbing issues of our time - war, globalization, poverty, social injustice, sex, and religion - and what they mean to moral life as it is actually lived."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

What Really Matters chronicles stories of ordinary people and what matters most to them, in normal and extraordinary times.

Subjects

Genres

  • Case studies.

Other Editions

  • What really matters: living a moral life amidst uncertainty and dangerOxford University Press2006-01-01

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