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The quest for a moral compass : a global history of ethics / Kenan Malik.

by Malik, Kenan, 1960-

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Melville House [2014]

Ethics -- History.

Norm (Philosophy)

9781612194035 (hc.)

1612194036 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Moral compass : a global history of ethics

x, 390 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-369) and index.

1. On the capriciousness of gods and the tragedy of man -- 2. Gods of reason -- 3. On human flourishing -- 4. Heaven and hell -- 5. Nirvana -- 6. The view from the mountains -- 7. Faith and power -- 8. Reason and Revelation -- 9. The human challenge -- 10. The revolutionary spirit and the reactionary soul -- 11. The human triumph -- 12. Passion, duty and consequence -- 13. The challenge of history -- 14. The death of God, the end of morality -- 15. The anguish of freedom -- 16. The ethics of liberation -- 17. The unravelling of morality -- 18. The search for ethical concrete -- 19. Confucianism, communism and the clash of civilizations -- 20. The Fall of Man.

"Moral thought as it has developed over three millennia, from Homer's Greece to Mao's China, from ancient India to modern America. The stories of the great philosophers and their ideas. The author challenges many of our most cherished moral beliefs and confronts some of humanity's deepest questions. Where do values come from? Is God necessary for moral guidance? Are there absolute moral truths? Throughout history, social needs and political desires have shaped moral thinking. The history of the world told through the history of moral thought, and a history of moral thought that casts new light on global history, at this time of great social turbulence and moral uncertainty.

Kenan Malik is a writer, lecturer, and broadcaster. He is a presenter of The Moral Maze on BBC Radio 4 (UK). He has taught at universities in Britain, Europe, Australia and the USA, presented many TV documentaries and writes regularly for newspapers across the world including as a columnist for the International New York Times. His books include Man, Beast and Zombie; Strange Fruit; and From Fatwa to Jihad (Melville House, 2010), which was shortlisted for the 2010 Orwell Book Prize.

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