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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827296203321

Autore

Oprisko Robert L.

Titolo

Honor : a phenomenology / / Robert L. Oprisko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-52129-6

9786613833747

0-203-11023-4

1-136-27419-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Collana

Routledge innovations in political theory ; ; 45

Disciplina

179/.9

Soggetti

Honor

Social ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Honor: A Phenomenology; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Part I. An Introduction to Honor; 1. Introduction; 2 .Honor and Value; 3. Honor and Identity; Part II. External Honor; 4. Prestige; 5. Shame; 6. Face; 7. Esteem; 8. Affiliated Honor; 9. Glory; Part III. Internal Honor; 10. Honorableness; 11. Dignity; Part IV. the Politics of Honor; 12. Rebellion and Revolution; 13. Lessons from Honor; Appendix I; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Honor is misunderstood in the social sciences. The literature lacks both accuracy and precision in its conceptual development such that we no longer say what we mean because we have no idea what we're saying. We use many terms to mean honor and mean many different ideas when we refer to honor. Honor: A Phenomenology is designed to fix all of these problems. A ground-breaking examination of honor as a metaphenomenon, this book incorporates various structures of social control including prestige, face, shame and affiliated honor and the rejection of said structures by d