Includes bibliographical references (p. [487]-498) and index.
Contents:
What is moral intelligence? -- Introduction : the better angels of our nature -- The ancient notion of the life of virtue -- New discoveries about human nature: our biological/emotional guidance system -- Our moral brain : emotion, mind, free choice, and attachment -- The revolutionary discovery of the child's moral intelligence -- Ten major sources from which moral intelligence develops -- Moral intelligence in action : doing the right thing -- Developing your moral intelligence -- Introduction : the oxygen mask principle -- New wine in old wineskins : when the solution becomes the problem -- Recovering your innocence : authentic presence and emancipating your will -- Encounters with the dark side : owning your shadow -- Caring for yourself and caring for others : your two careers -- Nurturing the moral intelligence of those in our care -- Introduction : every small act of virtue -- The infant who soothed her sobbing mom : the building blocks of emotional intelligence -- Committing adultery at age eight : how conscience is formed -- Were you there when Jesus spanked the children?: family, fatherhood, and corporal punishment -- The heart of the order : character and family values -- Navigating adolescence : why the conflict of generations is necessary.
Summary:
The best-selling author of Creating Love sets out to redefine what it means to live a moral life in today's world by helping readers reclaim and cultivate their inborn moral intelligence by developing one's instincts for goodness in childhood and nurturing them through one's adult life to promote good character and moral responsibility.
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