How Long to Read Debating the Good Society

How Long Does it Take to Read Debating the Good Society?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Debating the Good Society by Andrew Bard Schmookler

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Debating the Good Society probes two questions lying at the heart of the ongoing culture war incontemporary America: Where does goodness come from, and how is goodsocial order to be achieved? Through the ingenious means of a fictional Internet conversation among two dozen or so Americans from various walks of life and every shade of the ideological spectrum, Debating the Good Society probes two questions lying at the heart of the ongoing culture war in contemporary America: Where does goodness come from, and how is good social order to be achieved? Traditionalists and conservatives, who tend to view human nature as inherently sinful, argue that good order must be imposed from above, by parental authority and ruling powers, by the forces of law and tradition, and, ultimately, by God. Counterculturalists and liberals, who tend to believe in the inherent goodness of human nature, claim that well-supported children will develop into well-ordered adults and that adults empowered to make their own choices will form a healthy, well-ordered society. These opposing visions underlie a host of current controversies, including philosophies of child-rearing and education, social and political policy, sexual morality, and the evolution-creation debate. By exposing the limitations of both points of view, Andrew Bard Schmookler shows how the culture war presents a challenge to all Americans. This challenge is to integrate the half-truths advanced by both sides into a higher wisdom, one that promises to take the American experiment—to see whether humans can enjoy both the blessings of liberty and the fruits of good order—to the next level of its evolution, toward which it has been straining for the better part of a century.

How long is Debating the Good Society?

Debating the Good Society by Andrew Bard Schmookler is 394 pages long, and a total of 100,076 words.

This makes it 133% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Debating the Good Society Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read Debating the Good Society aloud.

What Reading Level is Debating the Good Society?

Debating the Good Society is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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