The mystery of courage /

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This volume utilises soldiers' memoirs, heroic and romantic literature and philosophical discussions to analyse the link between courage and fear and expose the role of courage in generating anxieties of manhood and masculinity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miller, William Ian, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.
Temas:
Forschungszentrum > Jülich > Programmgruppe Mensch, Umwelt, Technik
Courage.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Courage
Moed.
Filosofische aspecten.
Culturele aspecten.
Lebensführung
Mut.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : The good coward
  • Aristodemus, or cowardice redeemed
  • Tim O'Brien and Laches
  • Courageous disposition
  • Courage and scarcity
  • "I have a wife and pigs"
  • Shoot the stragglers and the problem of retreat
  • Offense, defense, and rescue
  • Man the chicken
  • Praised be rashness
  • Stupidity, skill, and shame
  • The shape and style of courage
  • The emotional terrain : fear, hope, despair
  • The emotional terrain : disgust, anger, relief
  • Courage and chastity
  • Moral courage and civility
  • Fixing to die : a valediction
  • Concluding postscript.

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