Description: Judith Shklar draws from a brilliant array of writers--Molière and Dickens on hypocrisy, Jane Austen on snobbery, Shakespeare and Montesquieu on misanthropy, Hawthorne and Nietzsche on cruelty, Conrad and Faulkner on betrayal--to reveal the nature and effects of the vices.
Brief description: Judith N. Shklar (1928-1992) was John Cowles Professor of Government at Harvard University and a MacArthur Fellow. Her many books include American Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion, Ordinary Vices, and Legalism: Law, Morals, and Political Trials.
Review Quotes: A distinguished book, full of wit, humanity, and insight... It is also, and more importantly, a moral psychology for liberals.--Michael Walzer