![]() ![]() Devotion and the sacralization of values can be reasonable indeed, a life involving meaningful, sustained commitment depends on these stances. ![]() Philosophy of Devotion offers a detailed philosophical account and defense of these features. To sacralize a value is to treat it as inviolable (trade-offs with ordinary values are forbidden), incontestable (even contemplating such trade-offs is prohibited), and dialectically invulnerable (no rational considerations can disrupt Typically involves sacralizing certain values, goals, or relationships. ![]() Why do people persist in commitments that threaten their happiness, security, and comfort? Why do some of our most central, identity-defining commitments seem to resist the effects of reasoning and critical reflection? Drawing on real-life examples, empirical psychology, and philosophical reflection, Paul Katsafanas argues that these commitments involve an ethical stance called devotion, which plays a pervasive-but often hidden-role in human life. ![]()
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