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Evil in Joint Action - The Ethics of Hate and the Sociology of Original Sin (Hardcover)
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Evil in Joint Action - The Ethics of Hate and the Sociology of Original Sin (Hardcover)
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Joining insights from social science and philosophy, this book
offers a nuanced view on the discourse of evil, which has been on
the rise in the West in recent years. Exploring the famous 'Pear
Theft' episode in St Augustine's Confessions, it looks beyond the
theological implications of the event to focus instead on the
secular insights that it offers when the event is placed in the
context of social thought. With attention to Augustine's lengthy
reflections on a seemingly marginal episode, the author contends
that it is possible to discern the elements of a convincing account
of intentional evil action, the Pear Theft representing a case of
joint radical improvisation that lacks collective deliberation. As
such, a new perspective emerges on familiar and more intuitive
forms of evil in joint action that involve group identification and
institutional action. Evil in Joint Action will appeal to scholars
of sociology, social theory and philosophy with interests in
ethics, collective action and concepts of evil.
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