Book

The Social Infrastructure of Morality

How Civilization Makes Morality Practicable

Schools, law, and ordinary habits make moral conduct easier or harder. They form creatures; they do not create moral truth. Fifteen chapters, from the problem of moral transmission to recognition under new challenges.

Contents

1. Front matterAbout This Book
2. Chapter 1The Problem of Moral Transmission
3. Chapter 2The Individual Is Not Enough
4. Chapter 3The Conversion of Principles into Practices
5. Chapter 4Law as Moral Memory
6. Chapter 5Education as Moral Transmission
7. Chapter 6Professions and Internal Standards
8. Chapter 7Stories, Rituals, and Collective Memory
9. Chapter 8The Architecture of Trust
10. Chapter 9Rules, Norms, and Informal Enforcement
11. Chapter 10Adversarial Institutions as Moral Tools
12. Chapter 11The Gap Between Values and Systems
13. Chapter 12Forgotten Purposes
14. Chapter 13Repairing the Moral Infrastructure
15. Chapter 14Moral Infrastructure in an Age of Acceleration
16. Chapter 15Recognition and New Challenges
17. ConclusionConclusion