Sticks and stones : the philosophy of insults / Jerome Neu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neu, Jerome.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Invective.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What kind of injury is an insult? Is its infliction determined by the insulter or the insulted? To think clearly about how much we should put up with those who would put us down, it is necessary to explore the nature and place of insult in our lives.

Contents:

On feeling insulted

Honor : slaps and swords

Insult in play and ritual

Assault from the rear

The language of abuse

Insult in the law : fighting words, obscenity, and hate speech

Insult in the law : libel and slander

Insult in the law : blasphemy

Insult humor

To understand all is to forgive all

or is it?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-280) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-045275-7

0-19-538824-0

1-281-15913-1

9786611159139

0-19-804288-4

1-4356-1872-6

OCLC:

922953203