Moral Commonwealth

Philip Selznick is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California at Berkeley.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART ONE MORALITY AND MODERNITY1. Nature, Ethics, and the Modern MindModernity and ModernismsNaturalism in EthicsMoral Well-being2. Reason and RationalismRationalism and PositivismFive Pillars of Reason3. Authenticity and SubjectivismFrom Mind to SelfSubjectivity and Social RealitySubjectivity and Subjectivism4. Plurality and RelativismDiversity and ConvergenceThe Idea of HumanityPlurality and ObjectivityPART TWO THE MORAL PERSON5. Human Nature RevisitedSociology and Human NatureMarx and Durkheim6. Moral DevelopmentConscience and CompetenceThe Morality of CooperationRecalcitrance and Frailty7. Virtue and CommitmentSegmental and Core ParticipationThe Primacy of the ParticularThe Implicated Self8. The Responsible SelfSelf-preservationIntegrity and PersonhoodBuddhist Self-regardConclusionPART THREE THE MORAL INSTITUTION9. Theory of InstitutionsOrganization~ Institution~CommunityRational Systems and Moral AgencyThe Michels EffectThe Critique of Domination10. Authority and BureaucracyLegitimacy: The Quality of ConsentThe Moral Worth of BureaucracyBeyond Domination11. Management and GovernanceSpeech and CommunityPrivate GovernmentThe Politics of Human Relations12. Integrity and ResponsibilityEnds, Means, and IntegrityAutonomy and ResponsivenessThe Responsible EnterprisePART FOUR THE MORAL COMMUNITY13. In Search of CommunityThe Sociology of CommunityLiberalism and Community14. Civility and PietyCritical and Conventional MoralityIdeology and CivilityCivility and Religion15. Communitarian JusticeAn Integrative VirtueFrom Law to JusticeA Communitarian LegacyConstitution and CommunityResponsive Law16. Covenant and CommonwealthMoral and Social EqualityCommunal DemocracyThe Covenant of ReasonName IndexSubject Index