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008			130607s2013 deu b 001 0 eng
010			_a2013005862
020			_a1610170709 (hardback)
020			_a9781610170703 (hardback)
035			_a(OCoLC)847537326
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100	1		_aGeorge, Robert P., _eauthor. _9231462
245	1	0	_aConscience and its enemies : _bconfronting the dogmas of liberal secularism / _cRobert P George.
264		1	_aWilmington, Delaware : _bISI Books, _c[2013]
300			_axii, 290 pages ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aAmerican ideals and institutions series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 261-273) and index.
520			_a"Many in elite circles yield to the temptation to believe that anyone who disagrees with them is a bigot or a religious fundamentalist. Reason and science, they confidently believe, are on their side. With this book, I aim to expose the emptiness of that belief." --From the introduction. Assaults on religious liberty and traditional morality are growing fiercer. Here, at last, is the counterattack. Showcasing the talents that have made him one of America's most acclaimed and influential thinkers, Robert P. George explodes the myth that the secular elite represents the voice of reason. In fact, George shows, it is on the elite side of the cultural divide where the prevailing views frequently are nothing but articles of faith. Conscience and Its Enemies reveals the bankruptcy of these too often smugly held orthodoxies while presenting powerfully reasoned arguments for classical virtues. In defending what James Madison called the "sacred rights of conscience"--rights for which government shows frightening contempt--George grapples with today's most controversial issues: abortion and infanticide, same-sex marriage, genetic manipulation, euthanasia and assisted suicide, religion in politics, judicial activism, and more. His brilliantly argued essays rely not on theological claims or religious authority but on established scientific facts and a philosophical tradition that extends back to Plato and Aristotle. Conscience and Its Enemies elevates our national debates. It sets forth powerful arguments that secular liberals are unaccustomed to hearing-- and that embattled defenders of traditional morality so often fail to marshal. It also lays out the principles and arguments for rebuilding a moral order"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aConscience. _9199857
650		0	_aNatural law. _9231463
650		0	_aPolitical science _xPhilosophy. _932755
650		0	_aSecularism _zUnited States. _9212604
650		0	_aValues _zUnited States. _9121709
830		0	_aAmerican ideals and institutions series. _9231464
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