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Reverence : renewing a forgotten virtue /

First published by Oxford University Press in 2001, this new edition of Reverence is revised and expanded. It contains a new preface, two new chapters -- one on the sacred and one on compassion -- and an epilogue focused on renewing reverence in our own lives.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Autor principal:	Woodruff, Paul, 1943-
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	New Nork, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edición:	Second edition.
Temas:	Honor. Respect. Honneur. PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy. Heder. Dygd. Respekt.
Acceso en línea:	Texto completo

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Cover
Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TEXT CREDITS
Chapter 1: INTRODUCING REVERENCE
Defining Reverence
Why This Book
Why Reverence?
Chapter 2: WITHOUT REVERENCE
God Votes in a City Election
Feeding Time
No One Votes at All
Trees Are Merely Cash and Sawdust
Why Go to a Meeting?
Dad Slugs the Umpire
We Know the Enemy Loves to Die
A World Power Will Stumble
There Is No Reverence
Perfect Reverence
Losing the Idea of Reverence
"Reverence is for prigs!"
"Who needs reverence, anyway?"
"But rituals are meaningless!"
"Reverence is only about feelings"
Chapter 3: MUSIC AND A FUNERAL
Finding Reverence
The String Quartet
The Funeral
Reverence Across Cultures
Chapter 4: BARE REVERENCE
A Philosopher's Questions
Can I give a complete account of reverence?
What is a virtue?
Does a virtue provide moral rules?
Do virtues replace rules?
What sort of virtue is reverence?
Why is reverence a capacity for three types of feelings rather than one?
Could reverence replace other virtues?
What is the difference between reverence and ceremony?
What is the difference between reverence and faith?
Is reverence supposed to take the place of faith or belief?
Take away belief, and what is there for anyone to be reverent to?
Will reverence go equally well with any religion?
What is the difference between reverence and respect?
What is the difference between reverence and humility?
Does reverence carry compassion?
Does reverence belong to religion?
But don't Christians and Jews, for example, have different kinds of reverence?
Reverence has to be toward something. Does it make a difference what people are reverent toward?
Can there be reverence for evil?
Can reverence be abused?
Is reverence good all the time? What about reverence for tradition?
How can we tell virtues from imposters?
If true reverence is not for tradition, must it be secular or humanist?
Does reverence stand in the way of humor and mockery?
Can there be shame without reverence?
What good is shame?
How can I become reverent?
How can I tell whether an action is reverent?
Why should I be reverent?
Does reverence belong to ethics or to morals?
Can a reverent person do evil?
Can an evil person be reverent?
Can I show reverence in an irreverent society?
Can I act reverently toward someone who is irreverent?
Why should leaders be any stronger in reverence than the rest of us?
Is irreverence ever a virtue?
Chapter 5: ANCIENT GREECE: The Way of Being Human
Heroic Failures of Reverence
Hector wins too often
Achilles plays the beast
Tyrannical Failures of Reverence
Oedipus
Creon
Pentheus
Normal Reverence
Joyful Reverence
Chapter 6: ANCIENT CHINA :THE WAY OF POWER
Ceremonious Virtue (Li)
Violations of Li
Li as support for other virtues
Hierarchy
Power
Chapter 7: REVERENCE WITHOUT A CREED
The Case of Tennyson
Unnecessary Belief
That the Object of Reverence is a unique supreme being
That the Object of Reverence is a god or gods
That the Object of Reverence Is fearsome
That the Object of Reverence Is Perfect
Unbelief Is Not Irreverence
The Range of Reverence
Chapter 8: REVERENCE ACROSS RELIGIONS
Violent Reverence: Sacrifice
Violent Reverence: Vengeance
Agnostic Reverence: Greece
Agnostic Reverence: Chinese Humanism
Chapter 9: RELATIVISM
Relativism in Ideas
Relativism and Tradition
Chapter 10: SACRED THINGS
But It's Not Sacred to Me!
What Is Sacred?
The Secular Sacred
Ethics of the Sacred
Sacred Practices
Reverence and Idolatry
God
Feeling What Is Sacred to Another
Chapter 11: THE REVERENT LEADER
The Tragedy of Empire
How Not to Be a Tyrant
Reverence of Leaders
Ceremony: Acts of Respect
Good Judgment
Chapter 12: COMPASSION
Sources of Compassion
Education for Compassion
The Idolatry of Virtue
Safer Environments
Failure at Abu Ghraib
Chapter 13: THE SILENT TEACHER
Respecting Students
The Irreverent Classroom
Why Not Dominate, If You Are Right?
The Paradox of Respect
Chapter 14: HOME
Home Virtues-and Vices
Telemachus: Homebound Virtue
Ulysses: The Call of Adventure, the Siren-song of Death
Agamemnon: The Love of Honor
Odysseus: Looking Homeward
Chapter 15: EPILOGUE: Renewing Reverence
Pay Attention
The Languages of Reverence
Ask the Right Question
Reverence Saves Lives
In Place of a Conclusion
NOTES
Preface to the Second Edition
Chapter One: Introducing Reverence
Chapter Two: Without Reverence
Chapter Three: Music and a Funeral
Chapter Four: Bare Reverence
Chapter 5: Ancient Greece
A brief discussion of sources and methods
Ancient Greek customs of reverence
Notes on ancient authors
Notes on specific passages
Chapter Six: Ancient China
The Confucian conception of Li
Scholars of Confucianism
Translations
Chapter Seven: Reverence Without a Creed
Chapter Eight: Reverence Across Religions
Chapter Nine: Relativism
Relativism and Tradition
Chapter Ten: Sacred Things
Chapter Eleven: The Reverent Leader
Chapter Twelve: Compassion
Chapter Thirteen: The Silent Teacher
Chapter Fourteen: Home
Chapter Fifteen: Epilogue: Renewing Reverence
WORKS CITED
INDEX AND GLOSSARY OF PROPER NAMES.

Reverence : renewing a forgotten virtue /

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