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Modern Honor: A Philosophical Defense: 22 (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory) - Hardcover

Book 19 of 83: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory

Cunningham, Anthony

 
9780415823845: Modern Honor: A Philosophical Defense: 22 (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415823846 ISBN 13: 9780415823845
Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

This book examines the notion of honor with an eye to dissecting its intellectual demise and with the aim of making a case for honor’s rehabilitation. Western intellectuals acknowledge honor’s influence, but they lament its authority. For Western democratic societies to embrace honor, it must be compatible with social ideals like liberty, equality, and fraternity. Cunningham details a conception of honor that can do justice to these ideals. This vision revolves around three elements―character (being), relationships (relating), and activities and accomplishment (doing). Taken together, these elements articulate a shared aspiration for excellence. We can turn the tables on traditional ills of honor―serious problems of gender, race, and class―by forging a vision of honor that rejects lives predicated on power and oppression.

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About the Author

Anthony Cunningham is Professor of Philosophy at St. John's University, USA

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415823846
ISBN 13 
9780415823845
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
188