Kwame Anthony Appiah The honor code

how moral revolutions happen

Rooting his analysis firmly in historical manifestations of honor Appiah offers four case studies in what he calls moral revolutions, attesting to how altering notions of honor can provoke positive changes in social behavior. Codes of honor surrounding dueling, Chinese foot binding, the Atlantic slave trade, and the ongoing practice of honor killing in contemporary Pakistan are all examined to reveal the various dimensions of honor as it relates to notions of respect, shame, and dignity. Appiah argues...

Engels | 264 pagina's | Norton, New York, N.Y. [etc.] | 2010

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