Thou Shalt Not Kill - Unless the Government Tells You To

by Burton Porter

Overview

"Thou shalt not kill" is a fundamental rule laid down in the Ten Commandments and resonating throughout Western culture. But immediately after Moses brought the tablets down from Mt. Sinai he slaughtered thousands for the sin of sacrilege, including children, family, and friends. This is the essential paradox of our nation that bases its morality on biblical teachings but uses deadly force as an instrument of politics.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149969241
Publisher:	Burton Porter
Publication date:	11/20/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	209 KB

About the Author

Burton Porter is an author and academic who has written books on philosophy, literature, and film as well as scholarly works, textbooks, novels, a screenplay, and children's poetry. He has published 11 print books by presses such as Oxford, St. Martin's, Harcourt Brace, Humanities, Rowman and Littlefield, and Sloan Publishers. In addition, he has 6 electronic books available on Kindle and Nook.

Dr. Porter has presented a number of papers at professional meetings, and published numerous articles and book reviews. He is the recipient of university and national awards including Outstanding Educator of America.

He received his B.A. from the University of Maryland, with Special Honors in Literature, and did his Ph.D. studies at St. Andrews University, Scotland, and Oxford University, England. His post-doctoral work includes the study of humanistic psychology at the William Alanson White Institute in New York.