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Title: Plenty of 'morals'; No substance
Review: I can't help but believe that the only people who would enjoy Lichtman's stories are superficial, have low self esteem, and are of average or below average intelligence. They are looking for something to make them feel better about their shallow, dogmatic morals.Most of the stories involve a person faced with a moral decision, and in order to make the right one, invoke the venerable morals of their parents. Here's a shocking discovery: THAT'S NOT HEARTWARMING. They never ponder WHY a decision was the right one. They never explore morality at all; what it is, how it is useful. It's like someone TOLD them what was right and what was wrong and they don't have the curiosity, insight, or intelligence to find out for themselves.I am a morally conscious person, and I encourage people to continue to explore morality and discover it for themselves. But the only thing this book promotes is thoughtless devotion and conformity to obscure, unproven principles of morality.
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