As America’s preeminent historian of the Victorian era, Himmelfarb demonstrates how these thinkers shaped our modern intellectual landscape.
What connects a 19th-century novelist like to a 20th-century critic like Lionel Trilling ? In this updated edition of her celebrated collection of essays, Gertrude Himmelfarb argues it is the "moral imagination" —a term borrowed from Edmund Burke to describe the active, questing faculty that helps us find a moral path when traditional wisdom feels in disarray. Key Takeaways from the Collection: The Moral Imagination: From Adam Smith to Lione...
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For these authors, morality wasn't just a list of prohibitions. It was about "moral realism"—the awareness of the contradictions and complexities of living a moral life. Key Takeaways from the Collection: Below is a
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This expanded version features three new essays exploring the moral dimensions of economics and power through Adam Smith , Lord Acton, and Alfred Marshall.