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Honor, Identity, and Headbutts is the 139th episode of the Very Bad Wizards podcast, released on May 12, 2018. The preroll contains the standard disclaimer and theme_music.

Opening Quote

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Show Notes

It took two tries (the first one led to a big non-productive fight), but David and Tamler end up with a good discussion of honor and its connection to identity, pride, and personal relationships. Why have we rejected honor in favor of dignity? What are the costs and benefits of doing that? How do people "find themselves" in an industrialized anonymous society? What should you do when someone insults your sister and you're playing in the final of the World Cup? The seminal paper by Peter Berger "On the Obsolescence of the Culture of Honor" (along with Tamler's new book) was the launching point for the discussion (

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Why Honor Matters by Tamler Sommers [amazon affiliate link]
Berger, P. (1970). On the Obsolescence of the Concept of Honor. European Journal of Sociology/Archives Européennes de Sociologie/Europäisches Archiv für Soziologie, 11(2), 339-347.
[https://click.fireside.fm/e/MzIwMzg Materazzi finally admits what he said to Zidane in the World Cup Final

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 == Opening Quote ==