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For Common Things

Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today

Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today

By Jedediah Purdy

By Jedediah Purdy

By Jedediah Purdy

By Jedediah Purdy

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    About For Common Things

    Jedediah Purdy calls For Common Things his “letter of love for the world’s possibilities.” Indeed, these pages–which garnered a flurry of attention among readers and in the media–constitute a passionate and persuasive testament to the value of political, social, and community reengagement. Drawing on a wide range of literary and cultural influences–from the writings of Montaigne and Thoreau to the recent popularity of empty entertainment and breathless chroniclers of the technological age–Purdy raises potent questions about our stewardship of civic values.

    Most important, Purdy offers us an engaging, honest, and bracing reminder of what is crucial to the healing and betterment of society, and impels us to consider all that we hold in common.

    About For Common Things

    Jedediah Purdy calls For Common Things his “letter of love for the world’s possibilities.” Indeed, these pages–which garnered a flurry of attention among readers and in the media–constitute a passionate and persuasive testament to the value of political, social, and community reengagement. Drawing on a wide range of literary and cultural influences–from the writings of Montaigne and Thoreau to the recent popularity of empty entertainment and breathless chroniclers of the technological age–Purdy raises potent questions about our stewardship of civic values.

    Most important, Purdy offers us an engaging, honest, and bracing reminder of what is crucial to the healing and betterment of society, and impels us to consider all that we hold in common.

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    About Jedediah Purdy

    Jedediah Purdy teaches law at Duke University and has also taught at Yale and Harvard. Purdy is the author of For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today and Being America: Liberty, Commerce, and Violence in an American… More about Jedediah Purdy

    About Jedediah Purdy

    Jedediah Purdy teaches law at Duke University and has also taught at Yale and Harvard. Purdy is the author of For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today and Being America: Liberty, Commerce, and Violence in an American… More about Jedediah Purdy

    Product Details

    Category: Philosophy | Domestic Politics

    Paperback | $14.00
    Published by Vintage
    Sep 12, 2000 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375706912

    Category: Philosophy | Domestic Politics

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Vintage
    Nov 24, 2010 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780307757272

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    Praise

    "Beautifully written, erudite, unpretentious and, most of all, earnest."–Newsday

    "Purdy deserves high praise for vindicating the belief that civic engagement can still be meaningful, important and authentic."–Boston Book Review

    "The kind of book one finds recommending unreservedly to friends, colleagues, and neighbors."–The Christian Science Monitor

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