Virtuous Violence: Hurting and Killing to Create, Sustain, End, and Honor Social Relationships
by Alan Page Fiske, Tage Shakti Rai
In Virtuous Violence, Alan Page Fiske and Tage Shakti Rai explore how hurting and killing are often seen as moral imperatives to create, sustain, end, and honor social relationships. The book reframes violence as a fundamental aspect of human social life, drawing on psychology and sociology to explain its ethical dimensions and communal significance.
About This Book
Virtuous Violence delves into the motivations behind acts of hurting and killing, framing them as integral to social dynamics. Authors Alan Page Fiske and Tage Shakti Rai analyze how such actions serve to build and maintain relationships within communities.
The book presents violence not merely as aggression but as a means to uphold moral standards and social structures. It draws on psychological and anthropological perspectives to illustrate these complex interactions.
Through this lens, readers gain insight into why individuals and groups justify violent behaviors as virtuous. The discussion highlights the interplay between human relationships and ethical decision-making in extreme circumstances.
Overall, the work challenges conventional views on violence, emphasizing its role in fostering social cohesion and honoring communal values.
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