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The Moral Commonwealth: Social Theory and the Promise of Community, An outstanding accomplishment. This masterful result of a life-long study of social sciences, social philosophy, and ethics yields a book no student of our social or moral foundation, condition, and hence future, can afford to miss.--Amitai Etzioni, The Moral Commonwealth: Social Theory and the Promise of Community

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The Moral Commonwealth: Social Theory and the Promise of Community
Written by author Philip Selznick
Published by University of California Press, September 1994
"An outstanding accomplishment. This masterful result of a life-long study of social sciences, social philosophy, and ethics yields a book no student of our social or moral foundation, condition, and hence future, can afford to miss."--Amitai Etzioni
"An outstanding accomplishment. This masterful result of a life-long study of social sciences, social philosophy, and ethics yields a book no student of our social or moral foundation, condition, and hence future, can afford to miss."—Amitai Etzioni,

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Pt. 1 Morality and Modernity 1
1 Nature, Ethics, and the Modern Mind 3
Modernity and Modernisms 4
Naturalism in Ethics 17
Moral Well-being 32
2 Reason and Rationalism 39
Rationalism and Positivism 42
Five Pillars of Reason 57
3 Authenticity and Subjectivism 63
From Mind to Self 63
Subjectivity and Social Reality 73
Subjectivity and Subjectivism 81
4 Plurality and Relativism 91
Diversity and Convergence 95
The Idea of Humanity 99
Plurality and Objectivity 104
Pt. 2 The Moral Person 117
5 Human Nature Revisited 119
Sociology and Human Nature 123
Marx and Durkheim 134
6 Moral Development 148
Conscience and Competence 151
The Morality of Cooperation 159
Recalcitrance and Frailty 171
7 Virtue and Commitment 183
Segmental and Core Participation 184
The Primacy of the Particular 193
The Implicated Self 201
8 The Responsible Self 207
Self-preservation 207
Integrity and Personhood 212
Buddhist Self-regard 223
Conclusion 227
Pt. 3 The Moral Institution 229
9 Theory of Institutions 231
Organization [actual symbols not reproducible] Institution [actual symbols not reproducible] Community 231
Rational Systems and Moral Agency 238
The Michels Effect 244
The Critique of Domination 250
10 Authority and Bureaucracy 265
Legitimacy: The Quality of Consent 267
The Moral Worth of Bureaucracy 273
Beyond Domination 286
11 Management and Governance 289
Speech and Community 291
Private Government 300
The Politics of Human Relations 310
12 Integrity and Responsibility 319
Ends, Means, and Integrity 320
Autonomy and Responsiveness 334
The Responsible Enterprise 345
Pt. 4 The Moral Community 355
13 In Search of Community 357
The Sociology of Community 357
Liberalism and Community 371
14 Civility and Piety 387
Critical and Conventional Morality 392
Ideology and Civility 409
Civility and Religion 417
15 Communitarian Justice 428
An Integrative Virtue 428
From Law to Justice 434
A Communitarian Legacy 448
Constitution and Community 455
Responsive Law 463
16 Covenant and Commonwealth 477
Moral and Social Equality 482
Communal Democracy 501
The Covenant of Reason 524
Name Index 539
Subject Index 545

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	Preface
	Acknowledgments
Pt. 1	Morality and Modernity	1
1	Nature, Ethics, and the Modern Mind	3
	Modernity and Modernisms	4
	Naturalism in Ethics	17
	Moral Well-being	32
2	Reason and Rationalism	39
	Rationalism and Positivism	42
	Five Pillars of Reason	57
3	Authenticity and Subjectivism	63
	From Mind to Self	63
	Subjectivity and Social Reality	73
	Subjectivity and Subjectivism	81
4	Plurality and Relativism	91
	Diversity and Convergence	95
	The Idea of Humanity	99
	Plurality and Objectivity	104
Pt. 2	The Moral Person	117
5	Human Nature Revisited	119
	Sociology and Human Nature	123
	Marx and Durkheim	134
6	Moral Development	148
	Conscience and Competence	151
	The Morality of Cooperation	159
	Recalcitrance and Frailty	171
7	Virtue and Commitment	183
	Segmental and Core Participation	184
	The Primacy of the Particular	193
	The Implicated Self	201
8	The Responsible Self	207
	Self-preservation	207
	Integrity and Personhood	212
	Buddhist Self-regard	223
	Conclusion	227
Pt. 3	The Moral Institution	229
9	Theory of Institutions	231
	Organization [actual symbols not reproducible] Institution [actual symbols not reproducible] Community	231
	Rational Systems and Moral Agency	238
	The Michels Effect	244
	The Critique of Domination	250
10	Authority and Bureaucracy	265
	Legitimacy: The Quality of Consent	267
	The Moral Worth of Bureaucracy	273
	Beyond Domination	286
11	Management and Governance	289
	Speech and Community	291
	Private Government	300
	The Politics of Human Relations	310
12	Integrity and Responsibility	319
	Ends, Means, and Integrity	320
	Autonomy and Responsiveness	334
	The Responsible Enterprise	345
Pt. 4	The Moral Community	355
13	In Search of Community	357
	The Sociology of Community	357
	Liberalism and Community	371
14	Civility and Piety	387
	Critical and Conventional Morality	392
	Ideology and Civility	409
	Civility and Religion	417
15	Communitarian Justice	428
	An Integrative Virtue	428
	From Law to Justice	434
	A Communitarian Legacy	448
	Constitution and Community	455
	Responsive Law	463
16	Covenant and Commonwealth	477
	Moral and Social Equality	482
	Communal Democracy	501
	The Covenant of Reason	524
	Name Index	539
	Subject Index	545