Violence Virtue

Author : Alan Page Fiske
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107088208
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Virtuous Violence written by Alan Page Fiske and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This radical and thought-provoking book argues that violence does not result from a breakdown of morality, but is morally motivated.

Author : Richard W. Wrangham
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 1101870907
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Goodness Paradox written by Richard W. Wrangham and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2019 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Highly accessible, authoritative, and intellectually provocative, a startlingly original theory of how Homo sapiens came to be: Richard Wrangham forcefully argues that, a quarter of a million years ago, rising intelligence among our ancestors led to a unique new ability with unexpected consequences: our ancestors invented socially sanctioned capital punishment, facilitating domestication, increased cooperation, the accumulation of culture, and ultimately the rise of civilization itself. Throughout history even as quotidian life has exhibited calm and tolerance[,] war has never been far away, and even within societies violence can be a threat. The Goodness Paradox gives a new and powerful argument for how and why this uncanny combination of peacefulness and violence crystallized after our ancestors acquired language in Africa a quarter of a million years ago. Words allowed the sharing of intentions that enabled men effectively to coordinate their actions. Verbal conspiracies paved the way for planned conflicts and, most importantly, for the uniquely human act of capital punishment. The victims of capital punishment tended to be aggressive men, and as their genes waned, our ancestors became tamer. This ancient form of systemic violence was critical, not only encouraging cooperation in peace and war and in culture, but also for making us who we are: Homo sapiens"--

Author : Ken Bruen
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453261060
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Virtue written by Ken Bruen and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his hated father dead, a man’s life takes a dangerous turn. He doesn’t cry when his father, Frank, dies. The old man was an abusive, self-absorbed drunk, and when cancer takes him to his deathbed, his son is there to watch. At Frank’s final moment he leans over and whispers in his ear, letting the dying man know that he’s glad to see him go. His only inheritance is a heavy, leather-bound book. He has never seen it before, and has trouble believing that his brutal, ignorant father ever touched something so beautiful. But the volume is well-thumbed, full of aphorisms and advice written in the dead man’s hand. Soon after he reads it, the son finds his life spiraling out of control. If he doesn’t want to follow Daddy to the grave, he had best heed the lessons of the book. The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.

Author : Edwin T. Arnold
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820340642
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Virtue There Is in Fire written by Edwin T. Arnold and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1899 lynching of Sam Hose in Newnan, Georgia, was one of the earliest and most gruesome events in a tragic chapter of U.S. history. Hose was a black laborer accused of killing Alfred Cranford, a white farmer, and raping his wife. The national media closely followed the manhunt and Hose’s capture. An armed mob intercepted Hose’s Atlanta-bound train and took the prisoner back to Newnan. There, in front of a large gathering on a Sunday afternoon, Hose was mutilated and set on fire. His body was dismembered and pieces of it were kept by souvenir hunters. Born and raised twenty miles from Newnan, Edwin T. Arnold was troubled and fascinated by the fact that this horrific chain of events had been largely shut out of local public memory. In "What Virtue There Is in Fire," Arnold offers the first in-depth examination of the lynching of Sam Hose. Arnold analyzes newspapers, letters, and speeches to understand reactions to this brutal incident, without trying to resolve the still-disputed facts of the crime. Firsthand accounts were often contradictory, and portrayals of Hose differed starkly--from "black beast" to innocent martyr. Arnold traces how different groups interpreted and co-opted the story for their own purposes through the years. Reflecting on recent efforts to remember the lynching of Sam Hose, Arnold offers the portrait of a place still trying to reconcile itself, a century later, to its painful past.

Author : Eve Straussman-Pflanzer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300186796
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Violence & Virtue written by Eve Straussman-Pflanzer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Violence and Virtue examines a single, uniquely powerful painting: Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi. A quintessential example of early Baroque painting, this work has, more than any other picture in her oeuvre, come to define Gentileschi as an early modern woman and a superb Baroque painter. Eve Straussman-Pflanzer explores the circumstances surrounding the painting's creation and the meanings conveyed by the image itself. Among other topics of investigation, the author addresses the role of women artists and patrons in the 17th century and the fascination with violence and the importance of female heroes during the Baroque era. A comparative analysis between Gentileschi's masterpiece and other paintings and works on paper by artists such as Caravaggio, Botticelli, Cristofano Allori, and Felice Ficherelli, among others, testifies to the importance of Gentileschi's portrayal of the heroine Judith"--

Author : Thomas Joiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199334552
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Perversion of Virtue written by Thomas Joiner and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Perversion of Virtue, suicide researcher Thomas Joiner explores the nature of murder-suicide and offers a unique new theory to explain this nearly unexplainable act: that 'true' murder-suicides always involve the wrongheaded invocation of one of four interpersonal virtues.

Author : Lynne M. Lang
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
ISBN 13 : 1612783384
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Virtue-Based Restorative Discipline written by Lynne M. Lang and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2013-06-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This faith-filled approach to addressing bullying and other disruptive behaviors stands as an exemplary model for our parishes, homes and schools." - The Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson, Archbishop of St. Louis An age-old problem is now a golden opportunity! From inspiring kids to performing simple acts of kindness, to helping teachers recognize warning signs, to empowering parents, Virtue-Based Restorative Discipline helps put an end to bullying issues and restores a safe, positive, and welcoming environment for all. Designed to decrease anti-social behaviors and increase faith practices, this unique program, as developed in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, moves away from punitive methods of dealing with anti-social behavior, getting to the root cause of the issue. Lays a foundation of spirituality for parents and kids Educates children on virtues and integrates them as part of the solution Strengthens relationships with God and others Creates high accountability and high responsibility for solving conflicts. "We are encouraged by the changes we have seen in adults and students as we strengthen Catholic identity." -- George Henry, Superintendent for Catholic Education, Archdiocese of St. Louis "When I hear my students tell me they see me showing virtue in an action, I know they understand, even as young as second grade." Nina Ashby, Teacher, Holy Trinity School "It is a program on bullying, yet we're truly working to grow in faith and love. Well worth it!" -- Ben H., Parent at St. Peter School, Kirkwood, MO "I get to do something that makes me think about my actions and help others to learn from my mistakes. I hardly ever get in trouble anymore." -- Juan, an 8th grader at Holy Trinity School Lynne Lang is director of school climate for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. An experienced Catholic educator and author, she has worked for 15 years in the fields of violence prevention, health education and curriculum development.

Author : John L. Stanley
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520378539
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sociology of Virtue written by John L. Stanley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-06-21 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georges Sorel's reputation as a proponent of violence has helped to link his ideas to fascist and totalitarian thought. Much of the literature on Sorel as developed this theme, at the expense of what Sorel himself stated as his primary purpose, "the discovery of the historical genesis of morals." How, Sorel asked, in the light of the development of modern industry and the vast powers of the modern state the individual can possess a sense of self-worth and at the same time help to sustain a cultural vitality similar to the great societies of antiquity? How is it possible to avoid the utter resignation and nihilistic relativism of modern existence? In his writings Sorel outlined a sociology of virtue that combined the importance of family love as the basis of community feelings with acceptance of the basis of individual vitality as constant industrial struggle against nature. Sorel's solution is different from Marx's: in place of the ida of transcended alienation, Sorel envisions an agonal striving against nature's unceasing resistance to our efforts. The Feuerbachian unity of nature that, for Marx, had been alienated under capitalism, Sorel regarded as being inherently fragmented by scientific procedures themselves, as well as by the industrial processes that correspond to those scientific procedures. For Sorel, the struggle against nature is the struggle that enables man to overcome himself, to strive against his own inclination to passivity, sloth, and licentiousness. The Marxist concept of totality so necessary to the vision of a communist society is rejected, in favor of a pragmatic, pluralist view of nature that parallels the social pluralism of a regime of workers' syndicates. The primary function of Sorel's famous "myth of the general strike" is to link the workers' constant struggles against capitalist employers to the never-ending struggle against nature. The feelings engendered by such a strubble constitute the true core of socialism; without such feelings, socialism is doomed to the same decay that Sorel and Marx foresaw for capitalist civilization. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.

Author : Nancy Sherman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521564878
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making a Necessity of Virtue written by Nancy Sherman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-01-28 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed analysis of Aristotelian and Kantian ethics together, remaining faithful to the texts and responsive to contemporary debates.

Author : Asim Qureshi
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789650763
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Virtue of Disobedience written by Asim Qureshi and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘I hope that this short thought provoking meditation on rightful responses to injustice will trigger a societal discussion for the conscience and future of liberal democracies.’ Marc Sageman, former CIA officer ‘I find Qureshi’s personal tone profound and loud, and it does what all good works of politics and anti-racism should. It makes visible the most intimate ways white power impacts us, destroy us, and has us dream about our futures.’ Yassir Morsi, author of Radical Skin, Moderate Masks ‘Drawing on an extraordinary range of influences that includes Primo Levi, Tupac Shakur, fourteenth century Islamic jurists and the Qu’ran, Qureshi weaves a moving account of his personal political journey through the horrors of the early 21st century into an inspirational call for racial and political justice and critical Islamic scholarship.’ Matthew Carr, author of Blood & Faith: The Purging of Muslim Spain In this new work of political philosophy, Asim Qureshi reflects on injustice he sees in the world around him. Covering issues from torture and extrajudicial killings, to racism and discrimination, A Virtue of Disobedience takes the reader on a journey through the history of oppression, and begins a conversation about how previous acts of resistance and disobedience, through faith and virtue, can be liberating in the range of contemporary issues communities face today.