On Sacrifice

by Moshe Halbertal

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691152853
• ISBN13: 9780691152851
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"