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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Should Goodness Ever Be Defined, or What Have I Done?
No more dodging the issue for me. Tomorrow is the 365th day of my quest, which means I have to finally give you my definition of goodness. Before I went to WisCon last week, I drafted that post, loaded it … Continue reading
Emerging from the WisCon Haze
I’m writing from an extended stay hotel on the outskirts of Madison, WI. Clouds are beginning to clog the sky, but I am happy, happy, happy. I’ve just completed another WisCon, the premier convention of the feminist science fiction and … Continue reading
Posted in Diane's Life
Tagged feminist, Madison, science fiction and fantasy, WisCon 35, Wisconsin
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How I’ve Been Changed
Nearly 365 days. Almost 525,948 minutes. That’s how long I’ve been thinking about the question of goodness. Not every minute, of course. There’s been sleeping, laughter, work and movies. But I’ve never been so focused on a single question for … Continue reading
Posted in The Quest
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What’s God Got To Do With Goodness?
The question of moral goodness can’t be considered without looking at religion. After all, religious leaders have been declaring themselves to be the true arbiters of goodness for thousands of years. But does God really have anything to do with … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Good, religion
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Was My Father Evil?
I’ve written about how my politics, my work as a journalist, and my life as a lesbian led me to the quest for goodness, but I’ve never explored the deeper reason I’m doing this. My journey didn’t begin a year … Continue reading
Ruth Grant Asks “What Does a Good Life Look Like?”
The first of my two interviews with Duke political scientist and philosopher Ruth Grant occurred on Jan. 12, 2011. There was too much material from even that one interview to squeeze into my magazine article about her work, so here’s … Continue reading
Posted in good vs. evil, Interviews, Practicing Goodness
Tagged Duke University, In Search of Goodness, Ruth Grant, transcript
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Cramming Goodness into a Box
My story on Duke Professor Ruth Grant is now online at the University of Chicago Magazine. An excerpt: “There is no form of goodness that’s good in every situation,” Grant says. “Nobody is a perfectly good person.” Whether someone can … Continue reading
Today’s Read Tells Us Nobody’s Good or Bad
Two psychologists say in a new book that we’re flat out wrong if we believe that a person’s character is unchangeable. In other words, nobody’s either good or bad; we can all be manipulated to act out of character. Author … Continue reading
Posted in good vs. evil, psychology
Tagged Boston Globe, David DeSteno, Out of Character, Piercarlo Valdesolo
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19 Days Left and More on Bradshaw
I’m down to 19 days on this quest. Tick. Tick. Tick. There’s not enough time. I’m panicking, but I’m also relishing the deadline because I can’t avoid or ignore the Goodness Project now. I have to make this work. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Good, Practicing Goodness, psychology
Tagged John Bradshaw, Reclaiming Virtue
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Book Review: John Bradshaw and the Path to Goodness
John Bradshaw’s book Reclaiming Virtue: How We Can Develop the Moral Intelligence to Do the Right Thing at the Right Time for the Right Reason is delightful, eye-opening, and infuriating. In the months — and I do mean many months … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Good, good vs. evil, The Reading List
Tagged John Bradshaw, morality, Reclaiming Virtue
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Coming Attraction
Tomorrow I’ll finally post my review of John Bradshaw’s book, Reclaiming Virtue: How We Can Develop the Moral Intelligence to Do the Right Thing at the Right Time for the Right Reason. Stay tuned!
In Search of Goodness 