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Evil - A History (Hardcover)
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Evil - A History (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Philosophical Concepts
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The code of conduct for a leading tech company famously says "Don't
Be Evil." But what exactly is evil? Is it just badness by another
name-the shadow side of good? Or is it something more substantive-a
malevolent force or power at work in the universe? These are some
of the ontological questions that philosophers have grappled with
for centuries. But evil also raises perplexing epistemic and
psychological questions. Can we really know evil? Does a victim
know evil differently than a perpetrator or witness? What motivates
evil-doers? Satan's rebellion, Iago's machinations, and Stalin's
genocides may be hard to understand in terms of ordinary reasons,
intentions, beliefs, and desires. But what about the more "banal"
evils performed by technocrats in a collective: how do we make
sense of Adolf Eichmann's self-conception as just an effective
bureaucrat deserving of a promotion? Evil: A History collects
thirteen essays that tell the story of evil in western thought,
starting with its origins in ancient Hebrew wisdom literature and
classical Greek drama all the way to Darwinism and Holocaust
theory. Thirteen interspersed reflections contextualize
philosophical developments by looking at evil through the eyes of
animals, poets, mystics, witches, librettists, film directors, and
even a tech product manager. Evil: A History will enlighten readers
about one of the most alluring and difficult topics in philosophy
and intellectual life, and will challenge their assumptions about
the very nature of evil.
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