The story of the global search for moral truthsIn this remarkable and groundbreaking book; Kenan Malik explores the history of moral thought as it has developed over three millennia; from Homer’s Greece to Mao’s China; from ancient India to modern America. It tells the stories of the great philosophers; and breathes life into their ideas; while also challenging many of our most cherished moral beliefs.Engaging and provocative; The Quest for a Moral Compass confronts some of humanity’s deepest questions. Where do values come from? Is God necessary for moral guidance? Are there absolute moral truths? It also brings morality down to earth; showing how; throughout history; social needs and political desires have shaped moral thinking. It is a history of the world told through the history of moral thought; and a history of moral thought that casts new light on global history.From the eBook edition.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Contoversy on direction of chamberlains attack resolvedBy UmbertoInitially confusing . the author recounts his research to show chamberlain attacked Petersburg along the Baxter road from east to west; not up the Jerusalem plank road from south to north as Chamberlain himself write in his memoirs. the book has quite a bit of repetition. He quotes original sources extensively which is interesting. I found it hard during the first few chapters to figure our which path the author was supporting and which he was refuting. I eventually figured it out. the author makes it sound like this was a big controversy and he was the first to resolve it. I'm not sure that's true; but it seems well extablished now that chamberlain attacked along the baxter road from east to west despite what he wrote in his memoits 50 years later as an old man. I am very interested in the 5th corps and General GK Warren; so this book fits the bill in this regard since chamberlain was in warren's fifth corps. Warren was initially defeated at Petersburg; as was Burnside. if they had succeeded it would have ended the war a year earlier that it was. This led to the year long siege of Petersburg which eventually ended the civil war the following year 1865; but led to the dismissal of General warren for cowardice and incompetence by Grant and Sheridan. Charges that were false and unjustified.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excellent micro-history that clarifies where Joshua Chamberlain charged the Confederate ...By Roy AgnewExcellent micro-history that clarifies where Joshua Chamberlain charged the Confederate defenses and where he received his near mortal wound. Extremely good historical detective work. This also provides some tactical detail of this assault; the units involved; their location etc. during the initial battle of Petersburg on June 15-18; 1864. For those who want to learn more about the 10 month Petersburg campaign; this is a nice addition to a library. There are not a lot of books on parts of the Petersburg campaign that cover a part of one of Grant's 9 offensives that go into this detail.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good readBy JonChoppy discussion but excellent discussion of this location. A bit hard on Chamberlain who visited years later when the battlefield had been revised. Should not surprise anyone the location was a bit off.
