In Defense of Sin - Hardcover

 
9780312239862: In Defense of Sin

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Engrossing, intriguing, insightful, and sometimes disturbing, a fascinating collection of great writers, who reflect on transgressions, both large and small, including Wilde on deceit, Freud on breaking the golden rule, Seneca on suicide, explores sin in the past and in the present.

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JOHN PORTMANN studied philosophy at Yale and Cambridge University and has written numerous articles on ethics and morality. The author of When Bad Things Happen To Other People, Portmann lives in Charlottesville, VA. His forthcoming book with Palgrave is Sex and Heaven (May 2002). Portmann lectures at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.

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