Maybe is is more honorable to walk away from groups- this idea is too foggy for me. I feel the sacrifice of parents and military are different matters and certainly brave events.Also political dissent. But all is clouded- what if the war is evil in intent. Does that diminish the brave act? What if the sacrifice of parents results in spoiled brats? Is honor an individual choice and separate from societal/religious/political values? Are we led to honor through philosophy? I would say, yes.
On Sep 29, 5:17 pm, Doris Ragland <[email protected]> wrote: > honor is that one gives up his self for friends. > > On Sep 25, 5:32 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Well, an individual must abide by the code of his/her culture although > > one can walk away from dishonour and generally pay a steep price for > > it. I think it means doing the right thing despite the cost. > > > On Sep 25, 6:48 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 25 Sep, 12:13, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It seems an easy enough question. What is it, what does it mean to > > > > have it, what acts are honourable and what not? > > > > It mostly depends on culture. It was honourable to the Aztecs to be > > > sacrificed to Quetzalcoatl, I doubt many today would feel the same. > > > Thieves, at one time, had a code of conduct, making some theiving > > > honourable and other thieving not honourable. Seppuku (harakiri) is > > > considered honourable in Japanese culture, but viewed as simple > > > suicide and damnable by the West. Roughly, honour (like good and > > > evil) is, like its opposite, shame, an opinion/perception and is > > > relative.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
