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Author : Robert M Salyer
Publisher : Little Creek Books
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1945619163
Historical research from a relative of Robert E Lee and his view of the Civil War events.
Author : Richard Joyce
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001-11-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139430937
In The Myth of Morality, Richard Joyce argues that moral discourse is hopelessly flawed. At the heart of ordinary moral judgements is a notion of moral inescapability, or practical authority, which, upon investigation, cannot be reasonably defended. Joyce argues that natural selection is to blame, in that it has provided us with a tendency to invest the world with values that it does not contain, and demands that it does not make. Should we therefore do away with morality, as we did away with other faulty notions such as witches? Possibly not. We may be able to carry on with morality as a 'useful fiction' - allowing it to have a regulative influence on our lives and decisions, perhaps even playing a central role - while not committing ourselves to believing or asserting falsehoods, and thus not being subject to accusations of 'error'.
Author : John L. Stanley
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780520378537
Georges Sorel's reputation as a proponent of violence has helped to link his ideas to fascist and totalitarian thought. Much of the literature on Sorel as developed this theme, at the expense of what Sorel himself stated as his primary purpose, "the discovery of the historical genesis of morals." How, Sorel asked, in the light of the development of modern industry and the vast powers of the modern state the individual can possess a sense of self-worth and at the same time help to sustain a cultural vitality similar to the great societies of antiquity? How is it possible to avoid the utter resignation and nihilistic relativism of modern existence? In his writings Sorel outlined a sociology of virtue that combined the importance of family love as the basis of community feelings with acceptance of the basis of individual vitality as constant industrial struggle against nature. Sorel's solution is different from Marx's: in place of the ida of transcended alienation, Sorel envisions an agonal striving against nature's unceasing resistance to our efforts. The Feuerbachian unity of nature that, for Marx, had been alienated under capitalism, Sorel regarded as being inherently fragmented by scientific procedures themselves, as well as by the industrial processes that correspond to those scientific procedures. For Sorel, the struggle against nature is the struggle that enables man to overcome himself, to strive against his own inclination to passivity, sloth, and licentiousness. The Marxist concept of totality so necessary to the vision of a communist society is rejected, in favor of a pragmatic, pluralist view of nature that parallels the social pluralism of a regime of workers' syndicates. The primary function of Sorel's famous "myth of the general strike" is to link the workers' constant struggles against capitalist employers to the never-ending struggle against nature. The feelings engendered by such a strubble constitute the true core of socialism; without such feelings, socialism is doomed to the same decay that Sorel and Marx foresaw for capitalist civilization. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.
Author : Joel J. Kupperman
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603840606
Six Myths about the Good Life focuses on the values that are worth aiming for in our lives, a topic central to what has been called Philosophy of Life. We all have ideas about the good life. We think that pleasure makes life better. We want to be happy. We think that achievements make a difference. There is something to all these ideas, but if taken simply and generally they all miss out on something. Six Myths about the Good Life explores what they miss and, in the process, gives a sense of what a good life can be.
Author : Linda R. Rabieh
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780801884696
"Based on Plato's presentation, Rabieh argues that a refined version of traditional heroic courage, notwithstanding certain excesses to which it is prone, is worth honoring and cultivating for several reasons. Chief among these is that, by facilitating the pursuit of wisdom, such courage can provide a crucial foundation for the courage most deserving of the name." "Recent concerns about political and military leadership have rekindled in Americans questions about the virtue of courage. As long as the survival of a nation requires heroic action by its citizens, this ancient virtue will have a place in the modern world."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Anthony J. Scotti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : WISC:89077905487
The author focuses on two areas where Tarleton and his men have received the most condemnation: the lack of discipline and the use of terror, and concludes with a summary of the Tarleton's postwar career and a judgment on the myth and reality of Tarleton and his unit. S2099HB - $24.00
Author : John Kane
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300137125
In this survey of U.S. history, John Kane looks at the tensions between American virtue and power and how those tensions have influenced foreign policy. Americans have long been suspicious of power as a threat to individual liberty, Kane argues, and yet the growth of national power has been perceived as a natural byproduct of American virtue. This contradiction has posed a persistent crisis that has influenced the trajectory of American diplomacy and foreign relations for more than two hundred years. Kane examines the various challenges, including emerging Nationalism, isolationism, and burgeoning American power, which have at times challenged not only foreign policy but American national identity. The events of September 11, 2001, rekindled Americans' sense of righteousness, the author observes, but the subsequent use of power in Iraq has raised questions about the nation’s virtue and, as in earlier days, cast a deep shadow over its purpose and direction.
Author : Will Walsh
Publisher : Will Walsh
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780692054185
You’ve outgrown myth-based, paternalistic, and judgmental religious dogma. In your holistic development, you seek paths of health and growth which serve you well in all aspects of your life. Secular Virtue is a companion and mentor for acquiring the most universally desired and admired character attributes. It describes virtues, values, ethics, awarenesses, and real-world competencies which support you in doing the right things, in the right ways, for the right reasons. It will help you identify and strengthen your best qualities. You will develop a sense of mastery and act in your best interests. You will more effectively manage stress. You will make sound, informed decisions. You will form more stable personal and working relationships, and develop the capacities of others. Secular Virtue is a progressive new resource for surviving, thriving, and finding fulfillment in today’s secularizing world.
Author : John Greville Agard Pocock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1985-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0521276608
Chiefly essays originally published between 1976 and 1982.
Author : Blaine J. Fowers
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09-18
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0787945676
According to psychologist Blaine Fowers, the myth of marital happiness-that good communication, emotional gratification, and intimacy result in a healthy relationship-has made marriages more fragile than ever before and we must let it go. Does this mean that we should give up on love, satisfaction, intimacy, emotional support, good communication, and good sex in marriage? That marriage must be continued solely on the basis of grim commitment? That no one should divorce? Not at all. Instead, Dr. Fowers shows how we can re-envision marriage as a wonderful opportunity to practice the virtues of friendship, loyalty, generosity, and justice in the shared pursuit of our deepest ideals.
Author : Alasdair MacIntyre
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781623569815
Highly controversial when it was first published in 1981, Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue has since established itself as a landmark work in contemporary moral philosophy. In this book, MacIntyre sought to address a crisis in moral language that he traced back to a European Enlightenment that had made the formulation of moral principles increasingly difficult. In the search for a way out of this impasse, MacIntyre returns to an earlier strand of ethical thinking, that of Aristotle, who emphasised the importance of 'virtue' to the ethical life. More than thirty years after its original publication, After Virtue remains a work that is impossible to ignore for anyone interested in our understanding of ethics and morality today.
Author : Yoram Hazony
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781541645387
A leading conservative thinker argues that a nationalist order is the only realistic safeguard of liberty in the world today Nationalism is the issue of our age. From Donald Trump's "America First" politics to Brexit to the rise of the right in Europe, events have forced a crucial debate: Should we fight for international government? Or should the world's nations keep their independence and self-determination? In The Virtue of Nationalism, Yoram Hazony contends that a world of sovereign nations is the only option for those who care about personal and collective freedom. He recounts how, beginning in the sixteenth century, English, Dutch, and American Protestants revived the Old Testament's love of national independence, and shows how their vision eventually brought freedom to peoples from Poland to India, Israel to Ethiopia. It is this tradition we must restore, he argues, if we want to limit conflict and hate--and allow human difference and innovation to flourish.
Author : Christine Swanton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781118939390
This ground-breaking and lucid contribution to the vibrant field of virtue ethics focuses on the influential work of Hume and Nietzsche, providing fresh perspectives on their philosophies and a compelling account of their impact on the development of virtue ethics. A ground-breaking text that moves the field of virtue ethics beyond ancient moral theorists and examines the highly influential ethical work of Hume and Nietzsche from a virtue ethics perspective Contributes both to virtue ethics and a refreshed understanding of Hume’s and Nietzsche’s ethics Skilfully bridges the gap between continental and analytical philosophy Lucidly written and clearly organized, allowing students to focus on either Hume or Nietzsche Written by one of the most important figures contributing to virtue ethics today
Author : William T Cavanaugh
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0199736642
The idea that religion has a dangerous tendency to promote violence is part of the conventional wisdom of Western societies, and it underlies many of our institutions and policies, from limits on the public role of religion to efforts to promote liberal democracy in the Middle East. William T. Cavanaugh challenges this conventional wisdom by examining how the twin categories of religion and the secular are constructed. A growing body of scholarly work explores how the category 'religion' has been constructed in the modern West and in colonial contexts according to specific configurations of political power. Cavanaugh draws on this scholarship to examine how timeless and transcultural categories of 'religion and 'the secular' are used in arguments that religion causes violence. He argues three points: 1) There is no transhistorical and transcultural essence of religion. What counts as religious or secular in any given context is a function of political configurations of power; 2) Such a transhistorical and transcultural concept of religion as non-rational and prone to violence is one of the foundational legitimating myths of Western society; 3) This myth can be and is used to legitimate neo-colonial violence against non-Western others, particularly the Muslim world.
Author : Gregory L. Ulmer,Barbara Jo Revelle,John Craig Freeman,William L Tilson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004534643
The Florida Research Ensemble is an interdisciplinary collaborative arts and research group experimenting with choragraphy, which applies modernist arts practices and poststructural theory to the design of image as category. Image categories function for networked digital media the way Aristotle's word categories functioned for literacy.
