In today's
New York Times (online edition), columnist David Brooks discusses
Dan Ariely’s new book
The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty. The book and Brooks's column raise troubling questions about what Brooks calls "our awesome capacities for rationalization and self-deception" when it comes to judging our own moral behavior.
Does our culture encourage us to let ourselves off the hook too easily? How do our changing cultural attitudes about guilt and moral righteousness affect our collective happiness?
Click
here to read Brooks's column..
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