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Why Honor Matters
- Narrated by: Tamler Sommers
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
A controversial call to put honor at the center of morality
To the modern mind, the idea of honor is outdated, sexist, and barbaric. It evokes Hamilton and Burr and pistols at dawn, not visions of a well-organized society. But for philosopher Tamler Sommers, a sense of honor is essential to living moral lives. In Why Honor Matters, Sommers argues that our collective rejection of honor has come at great cost. Reliant only on Enlightenment liberalism, the United States has become the home of the cowardly, the shameless, the selfish, and the alienated. Properly channeled, honor encourages virtues like courage, integrity, and solidarity, and gives a sense of living for something larger than oneself. Sommers shows how honor can help us address some of society's most challenging problems, including education, policing, and mass incarceration. Counterintuitive and provocative, Why Honor Matters makes a convincing case for honor as a cornerstone of our modern society.
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- E. Morton
- 29-11-18
If you've got to looking at the reviews, buy it.
This book is the right level of light enough to enjoy but in depth enough to be philosophically persuasive. It has changed my mind on some issues and illuminated cultural problems that I previously viewed as strengths. Not saying I agree with everything, but it reveals why honour has been so ingrained in our species past and why is should not be discarded as an outdated and archaic concept. You won't regret spending your time and money on this gem.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-07-21
Refreshing and I didn’t cringe
A discussion of honour which I don’t feel embarrassed to have given some of my time to listen to. For a while I’ve been put off discussions of honour or related topics; I can’t help but cringe at the “IDW” way those discussions are usually had. Happily, not once does Tamler Sommers tell you to clean your room and slay the dragon of chaos.
As someone who never really ‘got’ honour cultures, this has been a fascinating book which has genuinely allowed me to understand what it’s all about and why honour isn’t just a load of BS. Tamler also recognises the cons of honour throughout the book which makes the whole thing feel more balanced and mature, and less like some alt-right manifesto (which you might expect given the title/topic). It’s intellectually stimulating whilst avoiding being unnecessarily dense. Even pretty funny in some parts too. Worth listening to!
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- P. Jerome
- 22-04-20
repugnant
I've always wanted some kind of justification for my brand of violent vigilante justice, and in this I have it. thank you.
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- George H.
- 07-12-20
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interesting if you are familiar with tamler's other works (e.g.vbw podcast). otherwise might still be interesting, but i couldn't tell.
does have a tiny bit of the "nobel savage" fallacy included (i.e. it sometimes seems tamler is too entranched in cultures that are essentially advocates of bloodline induced child murdering). but it never gets too annoying, for most part the book's analysis is fairly objective without being cold or detaches.
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- Tom Curtin
- 07-04-23
Sometimes You Should Punch Someone In The Face
Honour is not a topic of conversation or a concept that comes up often in conversation, certainly not in the West, but maybe we should think about it more. Tamler Sommers is here to explain why and he does a great job of explaining its virtues and it's flaws. It explores the concept through a variety of contexts, most interestingly for me through ice hockey's unwritten honour code and when exposing the potential moral failures of our modern legal justice system. It also helps you appreciate why gang members make certain choices . I'm not saying you should join a gang, but sometimes punching someone in the face is perfectly justifiable, thanks Tamler!
(If you're not already you should be listening to Very Bad Wizards, its the best podcast in town).
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