John Portmann: In Defense of Sin

Cover: 9781403961426 | In Defense of Sin | John Portmann | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2003

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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.

Über den Autor

Edited by John Portmann

Zusammenfassung

1 This collection brings the seductive notion of sin into the twenty-first century and examines contemporary issues such as the ethics of internet sex
2 Features diverse contributors, and some very notable ones, like Seneca, Nietzsche, Oscar Wilde and Joyce Carol Oates
3 John Portmann's first book sold out in under four months and was reviewed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Booklist and [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2003
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Religion & Theologie
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781403961426
ISBN-10:	1403961425
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Portmann, John
Redaktion:	Portmann, John
Hersteller:	St. Martin's Griffin
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	John Portmann
Erscheinungsdatum:	07.03.2003
Gewicht:	0,459 kg