Sticks and Stones: The Philosophy of Insults by Jerome Neu

Sticks and Stones: The Philosophy of Insults

Jerome Neu

292 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy informative medium-paced
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"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." This schoolyard rhyme projects an invulnerability to verbal insults that sounds good but rings false. Indeed, the need for such a verse belies its own claims. For most of us, fee...

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