On Sacrifice / / Moshe Halbertal.
The idea and practice of sacrifice play a profound role in religion, ethics, and politics. In this brief book, philosopher Moshe Halbertal explores the meaning and implications of sacrifice, developing a theory of sacrifice as an offering and examining the relationship between sacrifice, ritual, vio...
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Halbertal, Moshe, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut On Sacrifice / Moshe Halbertal. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2012] ©2012 1 online resource (152 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Sacrificing to -- Part II. Sacrificing for -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The idea and practice of sacrifice play a profound role in religion, ethics, and politics. In this brief book, philosopher Moshe Halbertal explores the meaning and implications of sacrifice, developing a theory of sacrifice as an offering and examining the relationship between sacrifice, ritual, violence, and love. On Sacrifice also looks at the place of self-sacrifice within ethical life and at the complex role of sacrifice as both a noble and destructive political ideal. In the religious domain, Halbertal argues, sacrifice is an offering, a gift given in the context of a hierarchical relationship. As such it is vulnerable to rejection, a trauma at the root of both ritual and violence. An offering is also an ambiguous gesture torn between a genuine expression of gratitude and love and an instrument of exchange, a tension that haunts the practice of sacrifice. In the moral and political domains, sacrifice is tied to the idea of self-transcendence, in which an individual sacrifices his or her self-interest for the sake of higher values and commitments. While self-sacrifice has great potential moral value, it can also be used to justify the most brutal acts. Halbertal attempts to unravel the relationship between self-sacrifice and violence, arguing that misguided self-sacrifice is far more problematic than exaggerated self-love. In his exploration of the positive and negative dimensions of self-sacrifice, Halbertal also addresses the role of past sacrifice in obligating future generations and in creating a bond for political associations, and considers the function of the modern state as a sacrificial community. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2021) Sacrifice. Self-sacrifice. PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy. bisacsh Christianity. God. Jewish life. Judaism. Paul Kahn. Western religious life. agent-relative actions. attentiveness. categorical imperative. charity. civilians. competition. cooperation. dependency. ethical life. ethics. evolutionary biology. exchange. general will. golden rule. heroic sacrifices. humans. individuals. instrumental relationship. laws of war. love. loyalty. martyr. modern state. moral sphere. original position. other. past sacrifice. political bond. political life. political order. political violence. politics. prayer. psychoanalysis. religion. religious life. reliigous communities. retroactive desecration. ritual. sacrifice. sacrificial community. sacrificial system. sacrificing for. self-interest. self-sacrifice. self-transcendence. self. social contract. soldiers. sovereign. state. suffering. temple worship. utilitarianism. violence. war. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 print 9780691152851 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400842353?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400842353 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400842353.jpg |
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