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- catalog abstract ""The seven deadly sins have provided gossip, amusement, and the plots of morality plays for nearly fifteen hundred years. In Wicked Pleasures, well-known philosopher, business ethicist, and admitted sinner Robert C. Solomon brings together a varied group of contributors for a new look at an old catalogue of sins: gluttony, pride, sloth, greed, anger, lust, and envy."--BOOK JACKET. "In his pithy introduction Solomon discusses the ancient magical significance of the number seven, the lucky seven on the roll of dice, seven days in the week, seven hills of Rome, and the seven-year itch, among other notable sevens. He introduces the sins as a group, noting their popularity and pervasiveness. From the formation of the canon by Pope Gregory the Great, the seven have survived the sermonizing of the Reformation, the Inquisition, the Enlightenment, and the brief French reign of supreme reason. In modern times, the seven have survived the deification of capitalism, communism, secular humanism, and postmodernism, the writings of numerous rabbis and evangelical moralists, two series in the New York Times, and several bad movies."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11245944.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""The seven deadly sins have provided gossip, amusement, and the plots of morality plays for nearly fifteen hundred years. In Wicked Pleasures, well-known philosopher, business ethicist, and admitted sinner Robert C. Solomon brings together a varied group of contributors for a new look at an old catalogue of sins: gluttony, pride, sloth, greed, anger, lust, and envy."--BOOK JACKET. "In his pithy introduction Solomon discusses the ancient magical significance of the number seven, the lucky seven on the roll of dice, seven days in the week, seven hills of Rome, and the seven-year itch, among other notable sevens. He introduces the sins as a group, noting their popularity and pervasiveness. From the formation of the canon by Pope Gregory the Great, the seven have survived the sermonizing of the Reformation, the Inquisition, the Enlightenment, and the brief French reign of supreme reason. In modern times, the seven have survived the deification of capitalism, communism, secular humanism, and postmodernism, the writings of numerous rabbis and evangelical moralists, two series in the New York Times, and several bad movies."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Gluttony / William Ian Miller -- Pride / Jerome Neu -- Sloth / Thomas Pynchon -- Greed / James Ogilvy -- Anger / Elizabeth V. Spelman -- Lust / William H. Gass -- Envy / Don Herzog.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "vii, 166 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Wicked pleasures.".
- catalog identifier "0847692507 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Wicked pleasures.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield,".
- catalog relation "Wicked pleasures.".
- catalog subject "241/.3 21".
- catalog subject "BV4626 .W55 1999".
- catalog subject "Deadly sins.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Gluttony / William Ian Miller -- Pride / Jerome Neu -- Sloth / Thomas Pynchon -- Greed / James Ogilvy -- Anger / Elizabeth V. Spelman -- Lust / William H. Gass -- Envy / Don Herzog.".
- catalog title "Wicked pleasures : meditations on the seven "deadly" sins / edited by Robert C. Solomon.".
- catalog type "text".