Is Deceit a Masculine Virtue? An Essay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12412975 |
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| Authors | John C Sheehan (Tompkins Cortland Community College, corresponding author), John Sheehan (0000-0002-3145-4369, Tompkins Cortland Community College) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 242-250 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Men s Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-8265 • E-ISSN: 1933-0251 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3149/jms.1703.242 |
| OpenAlex | W2334899277 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Based upon a review of the “old” evidences of human physiology, psychology, anthropology, mythology, history, and sociology through the “new” lenses of an emerging paradigm, this article argues that deceit has been a “virtue” of humankind—or both males and females—throughout the existence of our species as an agent of human survivability. After careful definitions nuance the term “virtue,” this paper then asks the question, “Is deceit a virtue that needs to survive in the modern, global world?”
Environmental ethics · Epistemic virtue · Epistemology · Mythology · Sociology · Virtue · Philosophy · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Torture, Ethics, and Law
| Highly cited | No |
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