What is honor? : a question of moral imperatives
On moralities of obedience and respect -- Help from anthropology and psychology -- Respect in the ethics of Aristotle -- Cicero's mediation of the same -- Shakespeare's recourse to Roman honor -- His Antony, Cleopatra, and Coriolanus -- Honor by that name in Mandeville and Montesquieu -- L...
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
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New Haven [u.a.] : Yale University Press,
2008
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| Sujets: | Honor Conduct of life Ehre Ethik Begriff Philosophie Ideengeschichte |
| Description matérielle: | XXII, 228 S. |
| Résumé: | On moralities of obedience and respect -- Help from anthropology and psychology -- Respect in the ethics of Aristotle -- Cicero's mediation of the same -- Shakespeare's recourse to Roman honor -- His Antony, Cleopatra, and Coriolanus -- Honor by that name in Mandeville and Montesquieu -- Leveling down in Enlightenment fiction -- Coming of age in neoclassical drama -- And how Rousseau's Emile comes of age -- Kant's engagement with honor -- Parallels to Kant's moral philosophy -- Respect and Adam Smith's impartial spectator -- Adam Smith and recent social science -- Coming to terms with honor in philosophy |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Description matérielle: | XXII, 228 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780300125641 030012564X |