[lit-ideas] Re: Murder in two cultures
- From: "Mike Geary" <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:25:52 -0500
Phil Enns: "Further afield, there is Camus' discussion in _The Rebel_ of the
Russian
anarchists..."
John Mc: "Or the Samurai attitude immortalized in Chushingura..."
Unless I'm wrong, and I was once, you guys are on the wrong bus. Norman's
asking after David Savory's old bug-a-boo: 'honor'. Why don't American
uxoriciders own up to their deeds with honor? I suggested that they have, par
exemple, in the person of Hickey (Iceman Cometh) -- Norman's still checking
that out. My question is where has Norman been for he past 41 years? "Miranda
Rights -- ever heard of 'em? No one confesses without plea bargining --
where's the honor is being thought a dim-wit? Honestly, Norman, you're so
yesterday.
Mike Geary
guilty of nothing
but being me
in Memphis
----- Original Message -----
From: John McCreery
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Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 5:03 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Murder in two cultures
On 4/14/07, Phil Enns <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
who would immediately surrender after having done the deed.
Perhaps more relevantly, there is Camus' discussion of why this practice
stopped.
(The 47 Ronin), where duty requires a man who has lost his lord to remain
alive until revenge is taken, after which he should, to demonstrate his
nobility, take his own life.
John
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