Why It's Hard to be Good

by Al Gini

Book Overview

"Al Gini's latest book surveys the landscape of ethical speed bumps and crash sites with his customary charm, verve and insight. Why It's Hard To Be Good is a creative expos of the many reasons smart people do bad things." Steve Priest, Founder, Ethical Leadership Group

"Don't just read this book. Use it. Use it to challenge yourself and others with honesty, compassion, and humor, just as Gini...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415960622
• ISBN13: 9780415960625
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A Great Book on Being Good

Professor Gini has written an excellent book describing the difficulties and the importance of being good. The problem is that we are easily consumed with ourselves: our own wants and our own desires. Once we become consumed with ourselves, we begin to seek our own desires at the expense of other people. If we have to run over others to fulfill our own desires, so be it. Gini provides a good explanation as to why we tend to be so narcissistic. What is great about "Why It's Hard To Be Good" is that it provides a way out of our narcissistic tendencies. Ethics is always about how we treat others. What truly gives fulfillment to our lives is being in a caring community. Indeed, it is never easy to do the right thing, and we all make mistakes, but the point is that ethics is always concerned with others. The ability to see beyond our own desires and to be open to the needs and desires of others is the challenge posed by ethics. "Why It's Hard To Be Good" is relatively short, but far from superficial. Gini added many real life ethical dilemmas, making the book even more interesting and challenging. Highly recommended. [...]