What is Honor?
Download or Read eBook What is Honor? PDF written by Alexander Welsh and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Alexander Welsh |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 253 |
| Release | : 2008-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780300125641 |
| ISBN-13 | : 030012564X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis What is Honor? by : Alexander Welsh
Book excerpt: "In this book Alexander Welsh considers the history and meaning of honor and dismisses the idea that we live in a post-honor culture. He notes that we have words other than honor, such as respect, self-respect, and personal identity, that show we do indeed care deeply continuing process of respect that continuing process of respect that motivates or constrains members of a peer group. Honor's dictates function as moral imperatives." "Surprisingly, little systematic study of the history of honor in Western culture has been attempted. Offering a welcome remedy, Welsh provides a genealogy of approaches to the subject, mining some of the most influential texts of the Western tradition."--Jacket.
