The Revenge of Conscience
Author | : J. Budziszewski |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2010-06-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781608997527 |
ISBN-13 | : 1608997529 |
Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Revenge of Conscience written by J. Budziszewski and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing the political effects of Original Sin, Professor Budziszewski shows how man's suppression of his knowledge of right and wrong corrupts his conscience and accelerates social collapse. The depraved conscience grasps at the illusion of moral neutrality, the absurd notion that men live together without a shared understanding of how things are. After evaluating the political devices, including the American Constitution, by which men have tried in the past to work around the effects of Original Sin, Dr. Budziszewski elucidates the pitfalls of contemporary communitarianism, liberalism, and conservatism.