In defense of sin
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In defense of sin
Palgrave for St. Martin's Press, 2001
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Are the old sins still sinful? And just what is immoral these days anyway? For hardened sinners and first time offenders alike, this collection should allow readers to decide if they should follow the "Ten Commandments" or if sin is now simply a thing of the past. Readers will hear from Jonathan Swift on murder, Oscar Wilde on deceit, Freud on breaking the golden rule, Seneca on suicide, and Joyce Carol Oates on despair. This collection takes sin on its own terms and dares to question how and why sins like promiscuity, lying, lust, and even murder might be defended. Previous books on sin have explored the seven deadly sins which are: avarice, envy, gluttony, lust, pride, sloth and wrath. This title explores more than just the seven deadly sins, including essays on idolatry, blasphemy, murder, promiscuity, adultery, prostitution, deceit, gossip, internet sex, despair and suicide.
Table of Contents
- "The Half Life of Sin" (2000) by John Portmann
- in defense of idolatry from "The Essence of Christianity" (1841) by Ludwig Feuerbach
- in defense of blasphemy from "The Anti Christ" (1895) by Friedrich Nietzsche
- in defense of murder "A Modest Proposal" (1729) by Jonathan Swift
- in defense of promiscuity "Casual Sex" (1986) by Anthony Ellis
- in defense of adultery "Is Adultery Immoral?" (1975) by Richard Wasserstrom
- in defense of prostitution "Commercial Sex and the Rights of the Person" (1979) by David A.J. RichaRds
- in defense of neglecting mother and father "What Do Grown Children Owe Their Parents?" (1979) by Jane English
- in defense of deceit "The Decay of Lying" (1899) by Oscar Wilde
- in defense of breaking the golden rule from "Civilization and Its Discontents" (1930) by Sigmund Freud
- in defense of refusing to forgive from "Forgiveness and Self Respect" (1998) by David Novitz
- in defense of gossip "The Vindication of Gossip" (1995) by Aaron Ben Ze'ev
- in defense of lust "Chatting is not Cheating" (2000) by John Portmann
- in defense of pride (the worst of the seven deadly sins) "Pride and Identity" (1999) by Jerome Neu
- in defense of greed "The Fable of the Bees" (1714) by Bernard Mandeville
- in defense of despair "The One Unforgivable Sin" (1993) by Joyce Carol Oates
- in defense of suicide "On the Proper Time to Slip the Cable" (c. 65 A.D.) by Seneca.
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