Why Not Moderation?: Letters to Young Radicals

Author: Aurelian Craiutu (Indiana University) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 260 Moderation is often presented as a simple virtue for lukewarm and indecisive minds, searching for a fuzzy center between the extremes. Not surprisingly, many politicians do not want to be labelled 'moderates' for fear of losing elections. Why Not Moderation? challenges this conventional image and shows that moderation is a complex virtue with a rich tradition and unexplored radical sides. Through a series of imaginary letters between a passionate...Read more