http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/251 2013-05-20T15:56:31Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/1307 The Communitarian Reader (editor) Etzioni, Amitai 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/1306 La tercera via hacia una buena sociedad Etzioni, Amitai 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/824 Diary of a Commando Soldier (in Hebrew) Etzioni, Amitai 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/793 Jeder nur sich selbst der Nachste?: In der Erziehung Werte vermitteln Etzioni, Amitai 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/792 Martin Buber und die kommunitarische Idee Etzioni, Amitai 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/577 Next - The Road to the Good Society Etzioni, Amitai Introduction THIS BOOK IS FOR THOSE OF MY FELLOW CITIZENS WHO are tired of culture wars and hardened partisanship. (1) It is directed to those who do not believe that all truth or wisdom lies in one political camp and who do believe that we can work out a shared purpose and agenda. The book directly addresses the question of what must be done next-not merely by our national and local elected officials, but by our communities and, indeed, by ourselves. A main thesis of this book is that center-based policies should involve much more than a compromise between Democrats and Republicans. We have learned over the last several decades that despite dominating so much of our public give-and-take and policy debates, the old opposition between statist liberalism and laissez-faire conservatism does not pay enough attention to a whole slew of issues. These all concern the body of society rather than either the state or the market; they concern our communities, culture, institutions, and values. These issues are often addressed (quite differently) by the religious right and by a new group of moderate thinkers (from which I hail) with the awkward title "communitarians." (2) This term, which draws on the concept of community, is hardly a household word, but it captures a new way of thinking about our societal issues. Contents Introduction ix 1 The Good Society: First Principles 1 2 Giving Community Its Due 5 3 For a Soft Moral Culture 21 4 A Lean but Active Government 47 5 The Economy: Strong but Not Unfettered 63 -vii- 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/575 The New Golden Rule: Community and Morality in a Democratic Society Etzioni, Amitai Preface: Virtue in a Free Society In 1992, Antioch College issued a lengthy, detailed, written list of instructions that students, faculty, and staff are expected to follow when they proposition one another. 1 Members of the Antioch community are required to ask permission explicitly from their prospective partners at every step and move of courtship, and are warned not to proceed until and unless explicit and unambiguous consent to advance has been granted. Antioch explains the policy to incoming students (who are required to participate in sexual consent workshops) as follows: "Each step of the way, you have to ask. . . . If you want to take her blouse off, you have to ask. If you want to touch her breast, you have to ask. If you want to move your hand down to her genitals, you have to ask. If you want to put your finger. . . ." 2 All students are warned that if they violate the code, they will be subject to significant penalties, including expulsion from the college. note 3, etc., Notes PREFACE 1. The Antioch College Sexual Offense Policy (Yellow Springs, Ohio: Antioch College, 1992). 2. Jane Gross, "Combating Rape on Campus in a Class on Sexual Consent," New York Times, 25 September 1993. Gross quotes a speech given by the Antioch administrator Karen Hall to freshmen in the workshops. 3. Sexual Offense Policy, 3, 6-8. Contents Acknowledgments xi Preface: Virtue in a Free Society xiii 1 The Elements of a Good Society 3 2 Order and Autonomy? 34 3 The Fall and Rise of America 58 4 Sharing Core Values 85 5 The Moral Voice 119 6 The Implications of Human Nature 160 7 Pluralism Within Unity 189 8 The Final Arbiters of Community's Values 217 Notes 259 Index 307 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/574 Technological Shortcuts to Social Change Etzioni, Amitai; Remp, Richard CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. Methadone: A Shortcut for the Treatment of Heroine Addiction? 5 2. Antiabuse 53 3. Alcohol and Traffic Safety: Screening Out the Drunken Driver by Lily Hoffman 79 4. A Technology Whose Removal "Works": Gun Control 103 5. Conclusions 153 Index 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z