The Virtues of Vengeance
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Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100700610766
- ISBN-139780700610761
- Library of Congress Control Number00049959
- OCLC Control Number45162111
- Better World Books9780700610761
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL11187932M
Classifications
- LCCBJ1490.F74 2001
- LCCBJ1490 .F74 2001
Description
"Although most moral philosophers reject vengeance as a barbaric sentiment, Peter French argues that it has fallen into disrepute without being seriously examined with respect to its real moral value. In beginning his philosophical examination of the virtues of vengeance, he investigates the use of vengeance themes in literature and popular culture. Literary works from the Iliad to Hamlet and modern film Westerns such as Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven are reviewed in his exploration of the philosophical and ethical aspects of vengeance. He then concentrates on the conditions that could make acts of vengeance virtuous." "In the course of his study of vengeance as a moral concept, French exposes important distinctions between types of moral theories (karmic and non-karmic) and between people who are morally handicapped and those who are morally challenged. He examines concepts relevant to vengeance, such as honor, moral authority, and evil, and issues such as the rationality of revenge and proportionality in punishment."--BOOK JACKET.
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