Right and Wrong: How to decide for yourself, make wiser moral choices and build a better society

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How can you be sure you're doing the right thing Can some actions be legally right, yet morally wrong What are the rights and wrongs of leaving a relationship Are the rules different for sex Is it always wrong to tell a lie Why be good

No one pretends that making moral choices is easy. In this updated edition, which includes a new prologue on the moral minefields of power and wealth, Hugh Mackay argues that because morality is all about the way we treat each other, we make our best decisions - at work, among friends, in the neighbourhood, in a marriage or a family - when we imagine how our actions might affect the wellbeing of others. Our moral choices actually help shape the kind of society we live in, for better or worse.

At a time when many of us are struggling to navigate an ever more complex world, Right & Wrong offers you the essential tools for making confident moral choices, and for deciding what's right for you and for the people around you.

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Mackay writes about complex issues in a wise and deceptively simple way - Anne Deveson, Sydney Morning Herald

challenges us to face the future with more imagination and optimism - Maggie Hamilton, Good Reading

Author Bio

Hugh Mackay is a social researcher and bestselling author. He has a master's degree in moral philosophy and was one of the founders of the St James Ethics Centre. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by five Australian universities and is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society. In 2015, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. He lives in Canberra.