John Portmann

In Defense of Sin

Herausgeber: Portmann, John

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Intriguing, and occasionally unsettling, In Defense of Sinis a refreshingly frank exploration of some real facts of life. Portmann gathers an on-target collection of great writers on transgressions large and small. Read about defenses for promiscuity, greed, deceit, gossip, lust, breaking the golden rule, and more--and use this unusual guide to decide for yourself if sin has a place in our contemporary, and virtually unshockable, society. Provocative and illuminating, this book may change how you think about sin, morality, and what's right. Contributors include Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, Anthony Ellis, Jane English, Ludwig Feuerbach, Sigmund Freud, Bernard Mandeville, Jerome Neu, Friedrich Nietzsche, David Novitz, Joyce Carol Oates, David A.J. Richards, Seneca, Jonathan Swift, Richard Wasserstrom, and Oscar Wilde.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Griffin
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 459g
• ISBN-13: 9781403961426
• ISBN-10: 1403961425
• Artikelnr.: 21932911

Autorenporträt

Edited by John Portmann

Inhaltsangabe

The Half-Life of Sin by John Portmann
In Defense of Idolatry by Ludwig Feuerbach
In Defense of Blasphemy by Friedrich Nietzsche
In Defense of Dismissing Mother and Father by Jane English
In Defense of Murder by Jonathan Swift
In Defense of Adultery by Richard Wasserstrom
In Defense of Deceit by Oscar Wilde
In Defense of Greed by Bernard Mandeville
In Defense of Breaking the Golden Rule by Sigmund Freud
In Defense of Refusing to Forgive by David Novitz
In Defense of Pride, the Worst of the Seven Deadly Sins
In Defense of Gossip by Aaron Ben-Ze'ev
In Defense of Lust by John Portmann
In Defense of Promiscuity by Anthony Ellis
In Defense of Prostitution by David A. J. Richards
In Defense of Despair by Joyce Carol Oates
In Defense of Suicide by Seneca