A Preface to Morals

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A Preface to Morals is a 1929 philosophical work by American writer Walter Lippmann that examines the challenges of finding ethical guidance in a secular, modern society.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ
author Walter Lippmann ⓘ
authorFullName Walter Lippmann ⓘ
authorOccupation journalist ⓘ
political commentator ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
discusses crisis of authority in modern life ⓘ
individual responsibility for values ⓘ
role of religion in morality ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1929 ⓘ
genre ethics ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality American ⓘ
hasTitle A Preface to Morals ⓘ
historicalContext interwar period ⓘ
post–World War I modernity ⓘ
influencedBy decline of traditional religion ⓘ
modern secularization ⓘ
intendedAudience general educated readership ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
mainTopic loss of traditional religious authority ⓘ
morality in modern society ⓘ
search for ethical guidance ⓘ
secular ethics ⓘ
notableFor analysis of ethics in a secular age ⓘ
discussion of modernity and moral values ⓘ
philosophicalDiscipline moral philosophy ⓘ
social philosophy ⓘ
placeInAuthorOeuvre major work of Walter Lippmann ⓘ
publicationCentury 20th century ⓘ
publicationYear 1929 ⓘ

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