Faces of Moderation: The Art of Balance in an Age of Extremes (Haney Foundation Series)
Aurelian Craiutu
Aristotle listed moderation as one of the moral virtues. He also defined virtue as the mean between extremes, implying that moderation plays a vital role in all forms of moral excellence. But moderation's protean character—its vague and ill-defined omnipresence in judgment and action—makes it exceedingly difficult to grasp theoretically. At the same time, moderation seems to be the foundation of many contemporary democratic political regimes, because the competition between parties cannot properly function without compromise and bargaining. The success of representative government and its institutions depends to a great extent on the virtue of moderation, yet the latter persists in ... Read more
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Peter Wehner, New York Times
"I've been inspired by Aurelian Craiutu's great book Faces of Moderation."
David Brooks, New York Times
"[Craiutu] has written a work that challenges readers to consider the complexity of moderation, raising interesting questions about its effects and contexts, and has thereby enriched the discussion. In the spirit of ... Read more