05544nam 2201429Ia 450 991045717180332120200520144314.01-283-45702-497866134570281-4008-4235-210.1515/9781400842353(CKB)2550000000084273(EBL)859031(OCoLC)775872992(SSID)ssj0000612439(PQKBManifestationID)11363183(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000612439(PQKBWorkID)10571178(PQKB)11432087(MiAaPQ)EBC859031(StDuBDS)EDZ0000406917(MdBmJHUP)muse37195(DE-B1597)447200(OCoLC)1054882064(OCoLC)979582930(DE-B1597)9781400842353(Au-PeEL)EBL859031(CaPaEBR)ebr10533605(CaONFJC)MIL345702(EXLCZ)99255000000008427320110908d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOn sacrifice[electronic resource] /Moshe HalbertalCourse BookPrinceton Princeton University Pressc20121 online resource (147 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-691-16330-8 0-691-15285-3 Includes bibliographical references and index. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Sacrificing to -- Part II. Sacrificing for -- Conclusion -- Notes -- IndexThe idea and practice of sacrifice play a profound role in religion, ethics, and politics. In this brief book, philosopher Moshe Halbertal explores the meaning and implications of sacrifice, developing a theory of sacrifice as an offering and examining the relationship between sacrifice, ritual, violence, and love. On Sacrifice also looks at the place of self-sacrifice within ethical life and at the complex role of sacrifice as both a noble and destructive political ideal. In the religious domain, Halbertal argues, sacrifice is an offering, a gift given in the context of a hierarchical relationship. As such it is vulnerable to rejection, a trauma at the root of both ritual and violence. An offering is also an ambiguous gesture torn between a genuine expression of gratitude and love and an instrument of exchange, a tension that haunts the practice of sacrifice. In the moral and political domains, sacrifice is tied to the idea of self-transcendence, in which an individual sacrifices his or her self-interest for the sake of higher values and commitments. While self-sacrifice has great potential moral value, it can also be used to justify the most brutal acts. Halbertal attempts to unravel the relationship between self-sacrifice and violence, arguing that misguided self-sacrifice is far more problematic than exaggerated self-love. In his exploration of the positive and negative dimensions of self-sacrifice, Halbertal also addresses the role of past sacrifice in obligating future generations and in creating a bond for political associations, and considers the function of the modern state as a sacrificial community.SacrificeSelf-sacrificeElectronic books.Christianity.God.Jewish life.Judaism.Paul Kahn.Western religious life.agent-relative actions.attentiveness.categorical imperative.charity.civilians.competition.cooperation.dependency.ethical life.ethics.evolutionary biology.exchange.general will.golden rule.heroic sacrifices.humans.individuals.instrumental relationship.laws of war.love.loyalty.martyr.modern state.moral sphere.original position.other.past sacrifice.political bond.political life.political order.political violence.politics.prayer.psychoanalysis.religion.religious life.reliigous communities.retroactive desecration.ritual.sacrifice.sacrificial community.sacrificial system.sacrificing for.self-interest.self-sacrifice.self-transcendence.self.social contract.soldiers.sovereign.state.suffering.temple worship.utilitarianism.violence.war.Sacrifice.Self-sacrifice.203/.4Halbertal Moshe764566MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457171803321On sacrifice2452481UNINA