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Character audiobook
- By: Marjorie Garber
- Narrator: Pamela Almand
- Category: Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy
- Length: 16 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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Character Audiobook Summary
A spirited, engaging investigation into the concept of character, an enduring human obsession in literature, psychology, politics, and everyday life
What is “character”? How can it be measured, developed, or built? Are character traits fixed or changeable? Is character innate, or can it be taught?Since Aristotle’s Poetics, philosophers, moralists, artists, and scientists have engaged with the enigma of human character. In its oldest usage, “character” derives from a word for engraving or stamping, yet over time, it has come to mean a moral idea, a type, a literary persona, and a physical or physiological manifestation, observable in works of art or in scientific experiments. It is an ingredient in drama and the focus of self-help books.As Marjorie Garber explores in Character, character seems more relevant than ever–the term is omnipresent in discussions of politics, sexuality, ethics, morality, and the psyche. But it seems to carry an unusually wide range of meanings, some disconcertingly at odds with others.Why are “character flaws” of such great interest today, whether in political campaigns, personal relationships, or the biographies (and autobiographies) of famous people, living and dead? What does “character,” in this moral or ethical sense, have to do with the concept of a character in a novel or a play? Are our notions about fictional characters in fact helping to produce our ideas about moral character?The question of “character” arises in virtually every area of modern life. And in every case, there is the same fundamental tension: between something regarded as innate or intrinsic to the individual, and something that can be taught or copied. With characteristic verve, humor, and vast erudition, Garber explores the stakes of these conflations, confusions, and heritages, from Aristotle and Shakespeare to the present preoccupation with “character issues,” “character assassination,” and the “character flaws” of public figures.
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Character Audiobook Narrator
Pamela Almand is the narrator of Character audiobook that was written by Marjorie Garber
Pamela Almand, a former international 747 pilot for Delta Airlines, launched an unlikely second career after appearing in a national television spot for Tylenol in 1995. Several regional spots for Northwest Airlines followed, and she began narrating training and industry videos, built a professional recording studio, and launched the Captain’s Voice. Since then, Pamela has provided voice-over for major corporate clients worldwide, including Microsoft, Disney, Canadian Realtors, the United Nations, Zurich, International Red Cross, and the hotels and casinos of Monte Carlo. She is a SAG/AFTRA voice actor and audiobook narrator with multiple awards and nominations from the Audio Publishers Association’s Audie Awards, Society of Voice Arts and Sciences’ Voice Arts Awards, and AudioFile magazine’s Earphones Award. She lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida, with her husband, Amos.
About the Author(s) of Character
Marjorie Garber is the author of Character
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Character Full Details
| Narrator | Pamela Almand |
| Length | 16 hours 27 minutes |
| Author | Marjorie Garber |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Release date | April 20, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9781094178714 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Character is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy
Additional info
The publisher of the Character is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Blackstone Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9781094178714.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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