The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen

by Kwame Anthony Appiah

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Long neglected as an engine of reform, honor strikingly emerges at the center of our modern world in Kwame Anthony Appiah's The Honor Code . Over the last few centuries, new democratic movements have led to the emancipation of women, slaves, and the oppressed. But what drove these modern changes, Appiah argues, was not imposing legislation from above, but harnessing the ancient power of honor from within. In gripping detail, he explores the end of...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393071626

ISBN13:9780393071627

Release Date:September 2010

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 8.6"

Related Subjects

Human Nature Identity Politics Morality Non-Fiction Ethics & Morality History Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Social Philosophy World

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