Book chapter
Heroes
Landscapes of the Soul: The Loss of Moral Meaning in American Life
17 May 2001
Abstract
Abstract Heroes are moral exemplars of the good who engage our moral passion. We seek to stand by and with our heroes because we form a personal identification with their moral cause. The empirical examination of this chapter indicates that with the loss of heroes and a heroic sensibility, there is a further desacralization of life, a disconnection from transcendental horizons.
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Details
- Title
- Heroes
- Creators
- Douglas V. Porpora
- Publication Details
- Landscapes of the Soul: The Loss of Moral Meaning in American Life
- Publisher
- Oxford University PressNew York
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Communication
- Other Identifier
- 991021863120604721