Sticks and stones : the philosophy of insults / Jerome Neu.
Sticks and stones : the philosophy of insults / Jerome Neu.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N179/10
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English
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Physical content
xi, 292 p. ; 22 cm.
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...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Neu brings together a range of anecdotes and examples in answering these questions. He shows how notions of insult play into our ideas about character, honor, gender, the nature of speech acts, and social and legal conventions - and most fundamentally, how the assertions and assumptions of dominance in insults make them a serious and essential for...
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Sticks and stones : the philosophy of insults / Jerome Neu.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-280) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N179/10
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74VM8w0VpV3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8w0VpV3g
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ISBN
019531431X (alk. paper)
9780195314311 (alk. paper)
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179
MMS ID
991000021289702626
