Living With Honour (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781846940941)

Living With Honour is a provocative and uncompromising exploration of how Paganism can provide the philosophical guidance to live honorably in a twenty-first Western society. Part One explores the history of Paganism, its undercurrents of anarchy, heresy, environmentalism and animism, finding its place within the history of Western philosophy. Part Two addresses key moral issues from that animistic perspective, beginning with the foundation of human relationships and attitudes towards the Other. It book explores how we value life, and firstly human life, looking at dying, suicide and euthanasia, birth, abortion and IVF. It then examines the human abuse of nonhuman animals, discussing sentience, personhood and inherent value. Finally, it focuses on current global crises, exploring need as opposed to desire.

Author: Emma Restall Orr
ISBN-10: 184694094X
ISBN-13: 9781846940941
Publisher: Moon Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.62h x 5.33w x 0.86d