LEADER 03568nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910457093403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-35346-2 010 $a9786612353468 010 $a0-300-14830-5 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300148305 035 $a(CKB)2430000000010740 035 $a(OCoLC)646861237 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10348462 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000313129 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11220225 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000313129 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10354193 035 $a(PQKB)10560598 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420565 035 $a(DE-B1597)486791 035 $a(OCoLC)1024051550 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300148305 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420565 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10348462 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235346 035 $a(OCoLC)923594573 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000010740 100 $a20071005d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhat is honor?$b[electronic resource] $ea question of moral imperatives /$fAlexander Welsh 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (252 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-12564-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-222) and index. 327 $aOn 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. 330 $aWhat is honor? Has its meaning changed since ancient times? Is it an outmoded notion? Does it still have the power to direct our behavior? In this provocative book Alexander Welsh considers the history and meaning of honor and dismisses the idea that we live in a post-honor culture. He notes that we have words other than honor, such as respect, self-respect, and personal identity, that show we do indeed care deeply about honor. Honor, he argues, is a continuing process of respect that motivates or constrains members of a peer group. Honor's dictates function as moral imperatives. Surprisingly, little systematic study of the history of honor in Western culture has been attempted. Offering a welcome remedy, Welsh provides a genealogy of approaches to the subject, mining some of the most influential texts of the Western tradition. He rereads with fascinating results the works of Aristotle, Cicero, Shakespeare, Mandeville, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Kant, Adam Smith, and others. With a sharp focus on the intersection of honor and ethics in both literature and philosophy, Welsh invites new and constructive debate on a topic of vital interest. 606 $aHonor 606 $aConduct of life 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHonor. 615 0$aConduct of life. 676 $a170 700 $aWelsh$b Alexander$0163690 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457093403321 996 $aWhat is honor$92440903 997 $aUNINA