In Defense of Sin

Intriguing and occasionally unsettling In Defense of Sinis a refreshingly frank exploration of some real facts of life. Portmann gathers an on-target collection of great writers on transgressions large and small. Read about defenses for promiscuity greed deceit gossip lust breaking the golden rule and more--and use this unusual guide to decide for yourself if sin has a place in our contemporary and virtually unshockable society.. Provocative and illuminating this book may change how you think about sin morality and whats right.. Contributors include Aaron Ben-Zeev Anthony Ellis Jane English Ludwig Feuerbach Sigmund Freud Bernard Mandeville Jerome Neu Friedrich Nietzsche David Novitz Joyce Carol Oates David A.J. Richards Seneca Jonathan Swift Richard Wasserstrom and Oscar Wilde.