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245 04 $aThe Routledge handbook of the philosophy of evil /$cedited by Thomas Nys and Stephen de Wijze.
264 1 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2019.
300 $a1 online resource (xii, 387 pages)
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490 1 $aRoutledge handbooks in philosophy
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aWhy ought we concern ourselves with understanding a concept of evil? It is an elusive and politically charged concept which critics argue has no explanatory power and is a relic of a superstitious and primitive religious past. Yet its widespread use persists today: we find it invoked by politicians, judges, journalists, and many others to express the view that certain actions, persons, institutions, or ideologies are not just morally problematic but require a special signifier to mark them out from the ordinary and commonplace. Therefore, the question of what a concept of evil could mean and how it fits into our moral vocabulary remains an important and pressing concern. The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evil provides an outstanding overview and exploration of these issues and more, bringing together an international team of scholars working on the concept of evil. Its 27 chapters cover the crucial discussions and arguments, both historical and contemporary, that are needed to properly understand the historical development and complexity of the concept of evil. The Handbook is divided into three parts: Historical explorations of evil Recent secular explorations of evil Evil and other issues. The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evil is essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of ethics and philosophy of psychology. It also provides important insights and background for anyone exploring the concept of evil in related subjects such as literature, politics, and religion.
588 0 $aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 7, 2019).
545 0 $aThomas Nys is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Stephen de Wijze is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Manchester, UK.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- PART I: Historical explorations of evil -- Plato on evil -- Augustine on evil -- Aquinas on evil -- Machiavelli: the drama of politics and its inherent evil -- Hobbes on evil -- Leibniz on evil: God's justice in the best of all possible worlds -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the origin and nature of evil -- Kant: the evil in all of us -- Sade: mushroom clouds and silver linings -- Nietzsche's critique of morality and his effort to create an evaluation "beyond good and evil" -- Hannah Arendt's double account of evil: political superfluousness and moral thoughtlessness -- After the fall: Camus on evil -- PART II: Recent secular explorations of evil -- Deliver us from evil: the case for skepticism -- Does the term "evil" have any explanatory power? -- Defining the concept of evil: insights from our pre-cognitive responses -- Evil and wrongdoing -- Evil characters -- Defining evil actions: different approaches -- Different substantive conceptions of evil actions -- PART III: Evil and other issues -- Evil and punishment -- Evil and foregiveness -- Evil and freedom -- Evil and power -- Evil and childhood -- Evil's diachronic characteristics -- Evil, genocide, and mass atrocities -- Evil: a comparative overview -- Index.
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