Richard Brinsley Sheridan / 谢里丹

Richard Brinsley Sheridan appears in 78.西方决斗史：出剑吧！为了荣誉！ through the episode’s story of two duels around a published insult against the singer Linley. The hosts use the case to show how defending another person’s reputation could move from correction, withdrawal, and public notice into renewed insult and severe injury.

Sheridan’s example is important because it makes Proceduralized Violence / 程序化暴力 unstable. The first duel seems to restore reputation without death, but the public handling of the apology becomes a new humiliation and triggers a second duel.

Connections

• Honor Duel Culture / 荣誉决斗文化 and Moral Reputation as Political Capital / 道德名望政治资本 - reputation logic behind the dispute.
• Proceduralized Violence / 程序化暴力 - rule-bound conflict that can still restart when public meaning changes.
• Alexander Pushkin / 普希金 and Evariste Galois / 伽罗瓦 - adjacent cases where love, rumor, and reputation escalate.