{"product_id":"9781440629150","title":"Why Can't We Be Good?","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe widely respected social philosopher embarks on his most gripping and broadly appealing work, asking the ultimate question of human nature: Why do we repeatedly violate our most deeply held values and beliefs?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After nearly forty years of weighing humanity's deepest dilemmas-working in settings ranging from university and high school classrooms to corporate offices and hospitals-bestselling author, philosopher, and religious scholar Jacob Needleman presents the most urgent, deeply felt, and widely accessible work of his career. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWhy Can't We Be Good?\u003c\/i\u003e Needleman identifies the core problem that therapists and social philosophers fail to see. He depicts the individual human as a being who knows what is good, yet who remains mysteriously helpless to innerly adopt the ethical, moral, and religious ideas that are bequeathed to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Temple Publications International, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142706807024,"sku":"9781440629150","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440629150_p0.jpg?v=1763787719","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440629150","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}