Courage

Richard Avramenko

Description

Courage: The Politics of Life and Limb is a compelling and highly original study of the paradox of courage. Richard Avramenko contends that courage is not simply one virtue among many; rather, it is the primary means for humans to raise themselves out of their individualistic, isolated, and materialistic existence. As such, courage is an absolute and permanent good for collective human life. Specifically, Avramenko argues that when we risk "life and limb" for one another we reveal a fundamental care that binds our community together. Paradoxically, the same courage that brings humans together also drives us apart because courage is traditionally understood as manly, by definition, exclusionary, inegalitarian, and violent.

Avramenko explores the efforts of political thinkers throughout history—such as Aristophanes, Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, and Tocqueville—to reformulate courage so as to hold fast to all that is good about it while jettisoning that which is problematic. In addition to martial courage, the book looks at political courage, moral courage, and economic courage.

Courage: The Politics of Life and Limb makes a vital contribution to the discipline of political science. Clearly and engagingly written, the book will be of particular interest to students and scholars of political theory, ethics, and gender studies.

Sujets

• Philosophie
• Philosophie politique
• Political
• HISTORY
• PHILOSOPHY
• Philosophie et théologie
• Aristófanes
• General officer
• Politics
• Aristophanes
• Aristotle
• Plato
• General
• Rousseau
• Tocqueville

Informations

• Publié par: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date de parution: 30 octobre 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• EAN13: 9780268074739
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

Extrait

C O U R A G E

C O U R A G E The Poîtîcs of Lîfe and Lîmb

R I C H A R D A V R A M E N K O

Unîversîty of Notre Dame Press

Notre Dame, Indîana

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Published in the United States of America

Lîbrary of Congress Cataogîng-în-Pubîcatîon Data

Avraménko, Rçhard. Couragé : thé potçs o é and m / Rçhard Avraménko. p.çm. ïnçudés ographça réérénçés and ndéx. ïSBN-13: 978-0-268-02039-2 (pk. : ak. papér) ïSBN-10: 0-268-02039-6 (pk. : ak. papér) 1.ï. Tté.2. Potça éthçs. Couragé—Potça aspéçts. JA79.A89 2011 172—dç23 2011025672

∞ The paper în thîs book meets the guîdeînes for permanence and durabîîty of the Commîttee on Productîon Guîdeînes for Book Longevîty of the Councî on Lîbrary Resources.

For Jué Rudér

4 August 1984 – 11 Juy 2010

Preface

ONE

TWO

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(Ré)ïntroduçng Couragé

Thé Rétréat o Couragé Thé Chargé o Réason Carés and Fundaménta Carés Communtés o Caré Modés o Artçuaton Ordér o Engagémént

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Marta Couragé and Honor

ts

Thérmopyaé: Marta Couragé Eptomzéd Thé Fundaménta Caré: Honor Thé Faté o thé Coward: Dshonor Thé Faté o thé Dshonoréd: Soça Déath Thé Séléssnéss o Couragé

xi

1

1 4 7 14 16 17

23

23 28 33 41 49

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

viii

Conténts

Thé Endurng Appéa o Couragé Thé Cvç Good o Marta Couragé

Potça Couragé and Justçé

Potça Couragé and thé Proém o Voénçé Pérçés, Potça Couragé, and Démoçratç Lésuré Arstophanés’ Dérson o Marta Couragé Arstoté andPhîokaîa Soçratés and Açhés Potçans and Généras n théLaches Sophsts and Warrors n théLaches Huntér-Phosophér Couragé Couragéous Ctzénshp

Mora Couragé and Autonomy

Suférng Rousséau Natura Couragé and thé Autonomy o Péopés On thé Vrtué o thé Héro Tmé, Radça Autonomy, and Fréndéssnéss Emîe:Frst Léssons n Couragé Forésght, thé Prométhéan Myth Réadng and thé Néw Modé o Artçuaton Thé Art o Compasson

Eçonomç Couragé and Wéath

Thé Efémnaçy o Mora Couragé Toçquévé on Honor and Equaty Toçquévé’s Soçoogy o Voénçé Thé Réatvzaton o Honor Démoçratç Honor and Eçonomç Couragé Uséu Couragé and Uséu Passons Ennong Eçonomç Couragé

59 77

8

3

83 87 98 108 112 117 122 131 134

139

139 142 151 159 165 175 179 183

191

191 195 197 201 204 207 211

SIX

Conténts ix

Sé-ïntérést Propéry Undérstood Thé Fémnné Charaçtér o Eçonomç Couragé Thé Lmts o Eçonomç Couragé

Thé Atérmath

Takng Méasuré Thé Lmts o Couragé Havng No Méasuré Mssng Couragé Thé Vrtué o Couragé

Notes Bîbîography Index

215 223 228

235

235 238 243 244 250

257 321 353