Although A Moral Reckoning was favorably reviewed in The Spectator, Kirkus Reviews, The San Francisco Chronicle, and given a generally favorable overview ahead of an interview in The Atlantic, it was also subject to substantial criticism, even among some of those reviewers who found aspects of the work praiseworthy.
Free will also appears to be a condition on desert for one's accomplishments (why sustained effort and creative work are praiseworthy); on the autonomy and dignity of persons; and on the value we accord to love and friendship.
Thou art He through Whom the ensign "Praiseworthy art Thou in Thy works" hath been lifted up, and the standard "Obeyed art Thou in Thy behest" hath been unfurled.
These are people who learn that noble public do-gooding does not always translate into praiseworthy behavior at home, that hard work, education and privilege do not automatically translate into security or a sense of safety.
"When God created the first man he took him and showed him all the trees of the Garden of Eden and said to him, 'See my works, how beautiful and praiseworthy they are.
This is refuted by a Jewish teaching, as well as other faith teachings: "When God created Adam, God took him and showed him all the trees of the Garden of Eden and said to him, 'See my works, how beautiful and praiseworthy they are.
The work is desperately needed and praiseworthy; and Ramaphosa told me Shanduka has floated an ambitious proposal to scale it up, taking on 450 schools in the Free State province in a kind of South African Race to the Top.
And on the cutting edge of that partnership is, believe it or not, art — as artists of all types take advantage of technology to create amazing new works that are unique and praiseworthy enough to win international awards and accolades.
If have acted out of a desire to feel good about myself, or even a desire to be kind or to work for justice, then I am not praiseworthy for doing the right thing.
There was a sense that this wasn't quite the best contender, nor quite the winner's own best work – but nevertheless clearly that of a supremely praiseworthy, prizeworthy artist.
Equally praiseworthy is the fluent and elegantly reasoned account of Le Corbusier's work by the architectural historian Francesco Passanti.
