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What's bad for us, and who decides? Portman's thoughtful and entertaining work asks and answers, looking to "those before us who fell back to earth" to provide insights into why humans are so often their own worst enemies. Portman (religious studies, U. of Virginia and also the author of When Bad Things Happen to Other People ) makes use of ideas from Kant to Seinfeld to inquire into why we have self-control, and why we sometimes throw it away. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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What's bad for us, and who decides? Portman's thoughtful and entertaining work asks and answers, looking to "those before us who fell back to earth" to provide insights into why humans are so often their own worst enemies. Portman (religious studies, U. of Virginia and also the author of When Bad Things Happen to Other People ) makes use of ideas f
About the Author
John Portmann is the author of When Bad Things Happen to Other People and Sex and Heaven, as well as the editor of In Defense of Sin. He teaches at the University of Virginia and lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- PublisherBeacon Press
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0807016187
- ISBN 13 9780807016183
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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