Seven Deadly Virtues : 18 Conservative Writers on Why the Virtuous Life Is Funny
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Templeton Press
ISBN-10
1599474603
ISBN-13
9781599474601
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202496465
Product Key Features
Book Title
Seven Deadly Virtues : 18 Conservative Writers on Why the Virtuous Life Is Funny As Hell
Number of Pages
202 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Social History, Popular Culture, General, Form / Essays
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Social Science, Humor, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
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Trade
LCCN
2014-031580
Reviews
"[I]nteresting and thought provoking ... endearing enough to make the reader charitably inclined." -- Wall Street Journal (11/05/2014) "The Seven Deadly Virtues is 202 readable pages written by a witty group of 18 peculiar moralists, and it deserves similar success. You just know that you are in for a treat when a book on the subject of virtue starts with P.J. O'Rourke and ends with Chris Buckley. In between them, you'll discover the architects of a new conservative cool that shows that is possible to be moral without being moralistic and authoritative without being authoritarian." -- The Washington Times (11/05/2014), "It is a light, easy read and worth the time spent for the chuckle, but don't get the wrong idea. Students of ethics and philosophy will be pleased when Jonathan Last quotes heavyweight philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre (p. 9), Andrew Stiles references C. S. Lewis in his call for temperance, and other essayists remind us of the words of St. Paul, St. Augustine, and other towering figures in the history of Christianity. Overall, I would recommend this book to students because it's rare to find a humorous contribution to the topic of virtue that is not tearing down morality, but instead gives compelling reasons why we should all strive to be better people." --Kristin A. Vargas, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, The Christian Librarian, "It is a light, easy read and worth the time spent for the chuckle, but don't get the wrong idea. Students of ethics and philosophy will be pleased when Jonathan Last quotes heavyweight philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre (p. 9), Andrew Stiles references C. S. Lewis in his call for temperance, and other essayists remind us of the words of St. Paul, St. Augustine, and other towering figures in the history of Christianity. Overall, I would recommend this book to students because it's rare to find a humorous contribution to the topic of virtue that is not tearing down morality, but instead gives compelling reasons why we should all strive to be better people." --Kristin A. Vargas, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, The Christian Librarian, "[I]nteresting and thought provoking ... endearing enough to make the reader charitably inclined." -- Wall Street Journal (11/05/2014) "The Seven Deadly Virtues is 202 readable pages written by a witty group of 18 peculiar moralists, and it deserves similar success. You just know that you are in for a treat when a book on the subject of virtue starts with P.J. O'Rourke and ends with Chris Buckley. In between them, you'll discover the architects of a new conservative cool that shows that is possible to be moral without being moralistic and authoritative without being authoritarian." -- The Washington Times (11/05/2014)
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
818/.602080353
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments / xi Introduction: On Virtues, Past and Present / 3 By Jonathan V. Last Part I: The Cardinal Virtues Chapter 1: The Seven Deadly Virtues: And the New York Times / 17 By P. J. O'Rourke Chapter 2: Prudence: Long Live the Queen / 26 By Andrew Ferguson Chapter 3: Justice: The One Virtue Nobody Really Wants / 38 By Rob Long Chapter 4: Courage: The Rise of "Shelter in Place" America / 48 By Michael Graham Chapter 5: Temperance: The Deadliest Virtue / 58 By Andrew Stiles Chapter 6: Hope: Chicago Is a Place Called Hope / 66 By David Burge (aka Iowahawk) Chapter 7: Charity: You Can't Give This Stuff Away / 74 By Mollie Hemingway Chapter 8: Faith: The Eleventh Commandment / 83 By Larry Miller Part II: The Everyday Virtues Chapter 9: Chastity: The Final Taboo / 95 By Matt Labash Chapter 10: Simplicity: Or, the Many-Splendored Virtues of Hoarding / 110 By James Lileks Chapter 11: Thrift: The Un-American Virtue / 121 By Joe Queenan Chapter 12: Honesty: It's Absolutely the Best Policy (Sometimes) / 129 By Rita Koganzon Chapter 13: Fellowship: Reach Out and Touch Someone / 139 By Christine Rosen Chapter 14: Forbearance: Opting Out of the Politicized Life / 147 By Sonny Bunch Chapter 15: Integrity: Living by the Code of the Superman / 156 By Jonah Goldberg Chapter 16: Curiosity: Maybe the Cat Got What It Had Coming / 165 By Christopher Caldwell Chapter 17: Perseverance: All the Way to the End / 174 By Christopher Buckley Author Bios / 185
Synopsis
An all-star team of eighteen conservative writers offers a hilarious, insightful, sanctimony-free remix of William Bennett s The Book of Virtues without parental controls. The Seven Deadly Virtues sits down next to readers at the bar, buys them a drink, and an hour or three later, ushers them into the revival tent without them even realizing it. The book s contributors include Sonny Bunch, Christopher Buckley, David Iowahawk Burge, Christopher Caldwell, Andrew Ferguson, Jonah Goldberg, Michael Graham, Mollie Hemingway, Rita Koganzon, Matt Labash, James Lileks, Rob Long, Larry Miller, P. J. O Rourke, Joe Queenan, Christine Rosen, and Andrew Stiles. Jonathan V. Last, senior writer at the Weekly Standard , editor of the collection, is also a contributor. All eighteen essays in this book are appearing for the first time anywhere. In the book s opening essay, P. J. O Rourke observes: Virtue has by no means disappeared. It s as much in public view as ever. But it s been strung up by the heels. Virtue is upside down. Virtue is uncomfortable. Virtue looks ridiculous. All the change and the house keys are falling out of Virtue s pants pockets. Here are the virtues everyone (including the book s contributors) was taught in Sunday school but have totally forgotten about until this very moment. In this sanctimony-free zone: Joe Queenan observes: In essence, thrift is a virtue that resembles being very good at Mahjong. You ve heard about people who can do it, but you ve never actually met any of them. P. J. O Rourke notes: Fortitude is quaint. We praise the greatest generation for having it, but they had aluminum siding, church on Sunday, and jobs that required them to wear neckties or nylons (but never at the same time). We don t want those either. Christine Rosen writes: A fellowship grounded in sociality means enjoying the company of those with whom you actually share physical space rather than those with whom you regularly and enthusiastically exchange cat videos. Rob Long offers his version of modern day justice: if you sleep late on the weekend, you are forced to wait thirty minutes in line at Costco. Jonah Goldberg offers: There was a time when this desire-to-do-good-in-all-things was considered the only kind of integrity: Angels are better than mortals. They re always certain about what is right because, by definition, they re doing God s will. Gabriel knew when it was okay to remove a mattress tag and Sandalphon always tipped the correct amount. Sonny Bunch dissects forbearance, observing that the fictional Two Minutes Hate of George Orwell s 1984 is now actually a reality directed at living, breathing people. Thanks, in part, to the Internet, Its targets are designated by a spontaneously created mobone that, due to its hive-mind natureis virtually impossible to call off. By the time readers have completed The Seven Deadly Virtues , they won t even realize that they ve just been catechized into an entirely differentand bettermoral universe.", An all-star team of eighteen conservative writers offers a hilarious, insightful, sanctimony-free remix of William Bennett's The Book of Virtues --without parental controls. The Seven Deadly Virtues sits down next to readers at the bar, buys them a drink, and an hour or three later, ushers them into the revival tent without them even realizing it. The book's contributors include Sonny Bunch, Christopher Buckley, David "Iowahawk" Burge, Christopher Caldwell, Andrew Ferguson, Jonah Goldberg, Michael Graham, Mollie Hemingway, Rita Koganzon, Matt Labash, James Lileks, Rob Long, Larry Miller, P. J. O'Rourke, Joe Queenan, Christine Rosen, and Andrew Stiles. Jonathan V. Last, senior writer at the Weekly Standard , editor of the collection, is also a contributor. All eighteen essays in this book are appearing for the first time anywhere. In the book's opening essay, P. J. O'Rourke observes: "Virtue has by no means disappeared. It's as much in public view as ever. But it's been strung up by the heels. Virtue is upside down. Virtue is uncomfortable. Virtue looks ridiculous. All the change and the house keys are falling out of Virtue's pants pockets." Here are the virtues everyone (including the book's contributors) was taught in Sunday school but have totally forgotten about until this very moment. In this sanctimony-free zone: - Joe Queenan observes: "In essence, thrift is a virtue that resembles being very good at Mahjong. You've heard about people who can do it, but you've never actually met any of them." - P. J. O'Rourke notes: "Fortitude is quaint. We praise the greatest generation for having it, but they had aluminum siding, church on Sunday, and jobs that required them to wear neckties or nylons (but never at the same time). We don't want those either." - Christine Rosen writes: "A fellowship grounded in sociality means enjoying the company of those with whom you actually share physical space rather than those with whom you regularly and enthusiastically exchange cat videos." - Rob Long offers his version of modern day justice: if you sleep late on the weekend, you are forced to wait thirty minutes in line at Costco. - Jonah Goldberg offers: "There was a time when this desire-to-do-good-in-all-things was considered the only kind of integrity: 'Angels are better than mortals. They're always certain about what is right because, by definition, they're doing God's will.' Gabriel knew when it was okay to remove a mattress tag and Sandalphon always tipped the correct amount." - Sonny Bunch dissects forbearance, observing that the fictional Two Minutes Hate of George Orwell's 1984 is now actually a reality directed at living, breathing people. Thanks, in part, to the Internet, "Its targets are designated by a spontaneously created mob--one that, due to its hive-mind nature--is virtually impossible to call off." By the time readers have completed The Seven Deadly Virtues , they won't even realize that they've just been catechized into an entirely different--and better--moral universe., An all-star team of eighteen conservative writers offers a hilarious, insightful, sanctimony-free remix of William Bennett's The Book of Virtues --without parental controls. The Seven Deadly Virtues sits down next to readers at the bar, buys them a drink, and an hour or three later, ushers them into the revival tent without them even realizing it. The book's contributors include Sonny Bunch, Christopher Buckley, David "Iowahawk" Burge, Christopher Caldwell, Andrew Ferguson, Jonah Goldberg, Michael Graham, Mollie Hemingway, Rita Koganzon, Matt Labash, James Lileks, Rob Long, Larry Miller, P. J. O'Rourke, Joe Queenan, Christine Rosen, and Andrew Stiles. Jonathan V. Last, senior writer at the Weekly Standard , editor of the collection, is also a contributor. All eighteen essays in this book are appearing for the first time anywhere. In the book's opening essay, P. J. O'Rourke observes: "Virtue has by no means disappeared. It's as much in public view as ever. But it's been strung up by the heels. Virtue is upside down. Virtue is uncomfortable. Virtue looks ridiculous. All the change and the house keys are falling out of Virtue's pants pockets." Here are the virtues everyone (including the book's contributors) was taught in Sunday school but have totally forgotten about until this very moment. In this sanctimony-free zone: * Joe Queenan observes: "In essence, thrift is a virtue that resembles being very good at Mahjong. You've heard about people who can do it, but you've never actually met any of them." * P. J. O'Rourke notes: "Fortitude is quaint. We praise the greatest generation for having it, but they had aluminum siding, church on Sunday, and jobs that required them to wear neckties or nylons (but never at the same time). We don't want those either." * Christine Rosen writes: "A fellowship grounded in sociality means enjoying the company of those with whom you actually share physical space rather than those with whom you regularly and enthusiastically exchange cat videos." * Rob Long offers his version of modern day justice: if you sleep late on the weekend, you are forced to wait thirty minutes in line at Costco. * Jonah Goldberg offers: "There was a time when this desire-to-do-good-in-all-things was considered the only kind of integrity: 'Angels are better than mortals. They're always certain about what is right because, by definition, they're doing God's will.' Gabriel knew when it was okay to remove a mattress tag and Sandalphon always tipped the correct amount." * Sonny Bunch dissects forbearance, observing that the fictional Two Minutes Hate of George Orwell's 1984 is now actually a reality directed at living, breathing people. Thanks, in part, to the Internet, "Its targets are designated by a spontaneously created mob--one that, due to its hive-mind nature--is virtually impossible to call off." By the time readers have completed The Seven Deadly Virtues , they won't even realize that they've just been catechized into an entirely different--and better--moral universe.
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