title: A Warrior's Bible: The elements of true warriorship
author: Gus Gordon
description: A philosophically wide-ranging account of the warrior's ethos and an argument for its rejuvenation today. <br /><br /> Debut-author Gordon unpacks the central characteristics of the warrior with unusual comprehensiveness, focusing on a "developmental point of view" that surveys the history of the concept. This ambitious scope leads the analysis across a wide expanse of topicsa warrior's spirituality, the warrior figure as he appears in the athletic and military arenas, and the warrior as a servant to society. The author is careful to avoid restricting his understanding of the warrior to soldiering; he considers the warrior a broader category that encompasses an elemental human type rather than a narrow occupation. The scholarly range of the analysis is striking: the likes of Yeats, Nietzsche and Schopenhauer are deftly investigated. At one point, the Navy Seals and Rainer Maria Rilke are discussed on the same page. This makes for an impressively rich multicultural perspective that includes accounts of Eastern philosophies like Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Sometimes the arguments are needlessly confused by academic jargon: "It might be helpful to reflect on the Tao yin/yang symbol, since it is the ontological foundation of the primordial domain of the feminine/masculine dynamic." Also, it's not always clear that the work is moving toward a unified conclusion. The "ultimate goal of the warrior is service to the world" writes Gordon, but other than somewhat vague references to social justice, it's never entirely obvious what this service amounts to. Also, the author's argument that the world needs a revival of the warrior spirit wants further elaboration. Nevertheless, this is a painstakingly well-researched study filled with philosophical insight. <br /><br /> A rigorous analysis of the history of the warrior that transcends mere military interpretations.
zlib_text: WARRIOR OF MY OWN
  DIANA KNIGHTLEY
  
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  CONTENTS
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
  Chapter 7
  Chapter 8
  Chapter 9
  Chapter 10
  Chapter 11
  Chapter 12
  Chapter 13
  Chapter 14
  Chapter 15
  Chapter 16
  Chapter 17
  Chapter 18
  Chapter 19
  Chapter 20
  Chapter 21
  Chapter 22
  Chapter 23
  Chapter 24
  Chapter 25
  Chapter 26
  Chapter 27
  Chapter 28
  Chapter 29
  Chapter 30
  Chapter 31
  Chapter 32
  Chapter 33
  Chapter 34
  Chapter 35
  
  Chapter 36
  Chapter 37
  Chapter 38
  Chapter 39
  Chapter 40
  Chapter 41
  Chapter 42
  Chapter 43
  Chapter 44
  Chapter 45
  Chapter 46
  Chapter 47
  Chapter 48
  Chapter 49
  Chapter 50
  Chapter 51
  Chapter 52
  Chapter 53
  Chapter 54
  Chapter 5