My Brother's Keeper

by Etzioni, Amitai

• ISBN13: 9780742521582
• ISBN10: 0742521583
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

In this engaging volume, Dr. Etzioni reflects on his communitarian vision of a society whose members care profoundly about one another, assume responsiblitiles and do not just demand rights, and attend not merely to themsleves but also to the common good.

Author Biography

Amitai Etzioni is currently University Professor of George Washington University.

Table of Contents

Figure List	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
From Bullets to Buber
A Nerd Goes Fighting	p. 3
A Commando Goes Academic	p. 27
In Opposition
A Public Voice For ...	p. 49
Further Out: Peace on Earth, Off the Moon (1960s)	p. 81
Dangerous Truths: Seeking a Foothold (1967-1978)	p. 105
In the Corridors of Power
The White House (1979-1980)	p. 137
The Moral Dimension	p. 165
Harvard: Peculiar Ethics	p. 185
Launching the Communitarian Project
Fashioning the Message: Creating a "School"	p. 199
Fashioning the Message: From One to Many	p. 219
Getting the Word Out: Take Off	p. 247
Getting the Word Out, Continued	p. 269
The Media and Us	p. 297
Overseas
Communitarianism Goes Overseas	p. 319
Tomorrow, the World?	p. 345
Impact
Changing the Habits of the Heart (Stage Three)	p. 367
Going Academic	p. 389
Coming Together
At the End	p. 405
Acknowledgments	p. 427
Notes	p. 429
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