Word: moralizations
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...article's title, "What Makes usMoral," contains the basic mistake we make in trying to understand ourselves and our fellow human beings [Dec.3]. Nothing makes us anything. We make choices, which then affect our brain chemistry. In trying to be scientific, we often reverse the relationship. While Jeffrey Kluger may value the choices we make, he did not use the word choices in his story. Our community is a powerful factor in how we choose to behave, of course, and we do place others outside our community. This can help us understand how a person we label...
...wife Pia Maybury-Lewis, he founded Cultural Survival, Inc., an advocacy and documentation organization seeking to promote the rights and cultures of indigenous peoples. A notice of his death posted on the Cultural Survival Web site mourned Maybury-Lewis’s death. “David embodied the moral concerns that led to Cultural Survival’s founding, and was an inspiration to us all,” the notice said. notice said. His wife of 55 years said that though she expected his death, it still came as a surprise. She recalled their travels together, and that...
...Hawkeye State, where the Democratic race has tightened to a three-way tie. Strikingly, the very advantages that Clinton enjoys elsewhere - being seen as a strong leader with the most electability - dissipate in Iowa. And she trails far behind Obama and John Edwards in perceptions that she has strong moral character, is inspiring and says what she believes. Voters also express emotional reactions to candidates, and on that front, Clinton's numbers in Iowa look different as well. She generates less hope and pride in Iowa than in New Hampshire - or the nation as a whole - and those Iowans...
...other national front-runner, Rudy Giuliani. Like Clinton, the former New York City mayor is seen as the most electable candidate in his party by voters nationally. But in Iowa, where the Republican base is dominated by social conservatives and where national-security fears come second to social and moral concerns, Giuliani suffers for the low evaluation of his character. Just 46% of Iowa Republicans say Giuliani has a strong moral character, a number that is barely half that of every other G.O.P. candidate. Not surprisingly, the candidate who scores best on that front, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee...
...Fortunately for Giuliani, Republicans nationally and in New Hampshire are divided on the question of whether strong leadership or moral character is the most important quality in a President. Giuliani draws high levels of support among G.O.P. voters who are most concerned about national-security issues, and that describes almost half of Republicans nationally. For those voters, the New Yorker's experience during 9/11 and his foreign policy rhetoric trump any concerns about his character and background...