Individualism and Community

The Startling Roles of Authenticity and Honor in Living Meaningfully

Raymond Angelo Belliotti (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XVI, 317 Seiten

2025
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-98610-9 (ISBN)

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This book is a philosophical investigation of the concepts of honor and authenticity, informed by the paradoxes of the individual-community continuum. To achieve this difficult balancing act, the author refines our concepts of both honor and authenticity. Raymond Angelo Belliotti begins by investigating honor as a moral and social framework, analyzing its historical significance, particularly within the Roman aristocracy, and its portrayal in The Godfather. He then turns to military honor codes, exploring their ethical implications and challenges. From there, the discussion transitions to existentialist notions of authenticity as articulated by Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus, assessing both their insights and limitations. Ultimately, the work argues for a revised understanding of authenticity. Marrying the notions of authenticity and honor, the reader is offered a path toward living a more meaningful and purposeful life.

Raymond Angelo Belliotti is SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy Emeritus. Belliotti is the author of 26 other books, including Dante s Inferno: Moral Lessons from Hell (Palgrave, 2020).

1. Introduction.- 2. A Framework for Honor.- 3. The Roman Code.- 4. Lessons about Honor from The Godfather.- 5. Military Honor.- 6. Existential Authenticity.- 7. Uniting Authenticity and Honor.- Appendix A: Cursus Honorum and Roman Government.- Appendix B: Note on Value and Valuing.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.06.2025
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 317 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
Schlagworte	authenticity • Existentialism • Honor • Meaning in Life • Will to Power
ISBN-10	3-031-98610-5 / 3031986105
ISBN-13	978-3-031-98610-9 / 9783031986109
Zustand	Neuware