Honor

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Cover; Title Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Wrath of Achilles; 2 Honor Stories; 3 Honor's Demise; 4 Is Honor Inevitably Flawed?; 5 Modern Honor: Character; 6 Modern Honor: Relating and Doing; 7 Shameless Morality; 8 Whose Honor?; Final Thoughts; Notes; Bibliography; Index.;This book examines the notion of honor with an eye to dissecting its intellectual demise and with the aim of making a case for honor's rehabilitation. Western intellectuals acknowledge honor's influence, but they lament its authority. For Western democratic societies to embrace honor, it must be compatible with social ideals like liberty, equality, and fraternity. Cunningham details a conception of honor that can do justice to these ideals. This vision revolves around three elements-character (being), relationships (relating), and activities and accomplishment (doing). Taken together, these. Cover Title Information Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Wrath of Achilles 2 Honor Stories 3 Honor's Demise 4 Is Honor Inevitably Flawed? 5 Modern Honor: Character 6 Modern Honor: Relating and Doing 7 Shameless Morality 8 Whose Honor? Final Thoughts Notes Bibliography Index.