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The Road to Character by David Brooks; OverDrive, Inc is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Road to Character about?

"[The author] has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In The Social Animal, he explored the neuroscience of human connection and how we can flourish together. Now, in [this book], he focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives. Responding to what he calls the culture of the Big Me, which emphasizes external success, [the author] challenges us, and himself, to rebalance the scales between our "resume virtues"--Achieving wealth, fame, and status-- and our "eulogy virtues," those that exist at the core of our being: kindness, bravery, honesty, or faithfulness, focusing on what kind of relationships we have formed. Looking to some of the world's greatest thinkers and inspiring leaders, [the author] explores how, through internal struggle and a sense of their own limitations, they have built a strong inner character. Labor activist Frances Perkins understood the need to suppress parts of herself so that she could be an instrument in a larger cause. Dwight Eisenhower organized his life not around impulsive self-expression but considered self-restraint. Dorothy Day, a devout Catholic convert and champion of the poor, learned as a young w

Who reads The Road to Character?

Author

David Brooks; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780679645030

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Philosophy, Sociology, Self Help

Rating

3.66 / 5 (11,101 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13