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A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt — And Why They Shouldn´t

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Description for A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt — And Why They Shouldn´t Paperback. .
Insults are part of the fabric of daily life. But why do we insult each other? Why do insults cause us such pain? Can we do anything to prevent or lessen this pain? Most importantly, how can we overcome our inclination to insult others? In A Slap in the Face, now issued in paperback with a new preface, William Irvine undertakes a wide-ranging investigation of insults, their history, the role they play in social relationships, and the science behind them. He examines not just memorable zingers, such as Elizabeth Bowen's description of Aldous Huxley as "The stupid person's ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190665043
SKU
V9780190665043
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About William B. Irvine
William B. Irvine is Professor of Philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. His books include A Guide to the Good Life: the Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (OUP 2008) and On Desire: Why We Want What We Want (OUP 2007).

Reviews for A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt — And Why They Shouldn´t
brilliant ... Essential reading in our age of rage.
Juanita Coulson, The Lady
A Slap in the Face is an earnest book offering some good advice as well as some memorable insults.
Daniel Akst, The Wall Street Journal
Readers looking to add to their stock of insults will find much good material here, but ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt — And Why They Shouldn´t


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