Manliness

Why do men need to feel important? It's their manliness. But is manliness obsolete? Is it even a virtue? This book invites--no, demands--a response from its readers. It is impossible not to be drawn in to the provocative (often contentious) discussion that Harvey Mansfield sets before us. This is the first comprehensive study of manliness, a quality both bad & good, mostly male, often intolerant, irrational, & ambitious. Our 'gender-neutral society' does not like it but cannot get rid of it. Drawing from science, literature, & philosophy, this book examines the layers of manliness, from vulgar expression, to assertive manliness, to manliness as virtue, & to philosophical manliness.