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On Sacrifice

by Moshe Halbertal

  • Hardback
  • 152 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

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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.
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  • Author

    Moshe Halbertal

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Princeton University Press

  • Published

    February 2012

  • Weight

    322g

  • Page Count

    152

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780691152851

  • ISBN-10

    0691152853

  • Eden Code

    4025280

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