{"product_id":"9781469757773","title":"Changes in American Morality: Of the People; By the People; For the Self","description":"\u003ci\u003eCHANGES IN AMERICAN MORALITY: OF THE PEOPLE; BY THE PEOPLE; FOR THE SELF\u003c\/i\u003e, contends that America has lost touch with the fundamental ethics of its founding principles. This, coupled with the deleterious effects of individualism; liberalism; materialism, and relegating religion to the fringes of the public forum, has undermined America’s achievement of a truly “common good.”  The result is a serious deterioration of our former collectively conceived moral compass in favor of a more personally composed moral code. This code often blurs the boundaries between “right and wrong” as the attainment of an unbridled “self-satisfaction” takes precedence above all else. Therefore, America has become a nation of competing individuals, each seeking to extract ever-increasing levels of personal pleasure and fulfillment from every possible source, often at the expense of our collective civil and social associations; our local communities—even our families. \u003cp\u003e     With the works of the Founders and many of America’s recent and modern social thinkers as references, Mr. Farello achieves a thorough examination and explanation of the evolution of many of America’s current social ills, and arrives at a number of solid solutions to those problems. This book is must reading for anyone concerned with American society’s current direction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158675505392,"sku":"9781469757773","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469757773_p0.jpg?v=1763700135","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469757773","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}