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This book is an inquiry into particular matters concerning the
nature, normativity, and aftermath of evil action. It combines
philosophical conceptual analysis with empirical studies in
psychology and discussions of historical events to provide an
innovative analysis of evil action. The book considers unresolved
questions belonging to metaethical, normative, and practical
characteristics of evil action. It begins by asking whether
Kant’s historical account of evil is still relevant for
contemporary thinkers. Then it addresses features of evil action
that distinguish it from mundane wrongdoing, thereby placing it as
a proper category of philosophical inquiry. Next, the author
inquires into how evil acts affect moral relationships and
challenge Strawsonian accounts of moral responsibility. He then
draws conceptual and empirical connections between evil acts such
as genocide, torture, and slavery and collective agency, and asks
why evil acts are often collective acts. Finally, the author
questions both the possibility and propriety of forgiveness and
vengeance in the aftermath of evil and discusses how individuals
ought to cope with the pervasiveness of evil in human interaction.
Evil Matters: A Philosophical Inquiry will be of interest to
advanced students and researchers in philosophy working on the
concept of evil, moral responsibility, collective agency,
vengeance, and forgiveness.
This book is an inquiry into particular matters concerning the
nature, normativity, and aftermath of evil action. It combines
philosophical conceptual analysis with empirical studies in
psychology and discussions of historical events to provide an
innovative analysis of evil action. The book considers unresolved
questions belonging to metaethical, normative, and practical
characteristics of evil action. It begins by asking whether Kant's
historical account of evil is still relevant for contemporary
thinkers. Then it addresses features of evil action that
distinguish it from mundane wrongdoing, thereby placing it as a
proper category of philosophical inquiry. Next, the author inquires
into how evil acts affect moral relationships and challenge
Strawsonian accounts of moral responsibility. He then draws
conceptual and empirical connections between evil acts such as
genocide, torture, and slavery and collective agency, and asks why
evil acts are often collective acts. Finally, the author questions
both the possibility and propriety of forgiveness and vengeance in
the aftermath of evil and discusses how individuals ought to cope
with the pervasiveness of evil in human interaction. Evil Matters:
A Philosophical Inquiry will be of interest to advanced students
and researchers in philosophy working on the concept of evil, moral
responsibility, collective agency, vengeance, and forgiveness.
The Routledge International Handbook of Perpetrator Studies traces
the growth of an important interdisciplinary field, its
foundations, key debates and core concerns, as well as highlighting
current and emerging issues and approaches and pointing to new
directions for enquiry. With a focus on the perpetrators of mass
killings, political violence and genocide, the handbook is
concerned with a range of issues relating to the figure of the
perpetrator, from questions of definition, typology, and conceptual
analysis, to the study of motivations and group dynamics to
questions of guilt and responsibility, as well as representation
and memory politics. Offering an overview of the field, its
essential concepts and approaches, this foundational volume
presents contemporary perspectives on longstanding debates and
recent contributions to the field that significantly expand the
theoretical, temporal, political, and geographical discussion of
perpetrators and their representation through literature, film, and
art. It points to emerging areas and future trends in the field,
thus providing scholars with ideas or encouragement for future
research activity. As such, It will appeal to scholars across a
range of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology,
criminology, philosophy, memory studies, psychology, political
science, literary studies, film studies, law, cultural studies and
visual art.
The original essays in this book address the influential writings
of Peter A. French on the nature of responsibility, ethics, and
moral practices. French's contributions to a wide spectrum of
philosophical discussions have made him a dominant figure in the
fields of normative ethics, meta-ethics, applied ethics, as well as
legal and political philosophy. Many of French's deepest insights
come from identifying and exploring the scope and nature of moral
responsibility and human agency as they appear in actual events,
real social and cultural practices, as well as in literature and
film. This immediacy renders French's scholarship vital and
accessible to a wide variety of audiences. The authors, recognized
for their own contributions to the understanding of the nature of
morality and moral practices offer new and unique positions while
exploring, expanding and responding to those of French. The final
chapter is written by French, in which he provides both new
philosophical insight as well as some reflection on his own work
and its influence. This book will appeal to philosophers, as well
as advanced students and researchers in the humanities, social
sciences, law, and political science.
The Routledge International Handbook of Perpetrator Studies traces
the growth of an important interdisciplinary field, its
foundations, key debates and core concerns, as well as highlighting
current and emerging issues and approaches and pointing to new
directions for enquiry. With a focus on the perpetrators of mass
killings, political violence and genocide, the handbook is
concerned with a range of issues relating to the figure of the
perpetrator, from questions of definition, typology, and conceptual
analysis, to the study of motivations and group dynamics to
questions of guilt and responsibility, as well as representation
and memory politics. Offering an overview of the field, its
essential concepts and approaches, this foundational volume
presents contemporary perspectives on longstanding debates and
recent contributions to the field that significantly expand the
theoretical, temporal, political, and geographical discussion of
perpetrators and their representation through literature, film, and
art. It points to emerging areas and future trends in the field,
thus providing scholars with ideas or encouragement for future
research activity. As such, It will appeal to scholars across a
range of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology,
criminology, philosophy, memory studies, psychology, political
science, literary studies, film studies, law, cultural studies and
visual art.
The original essays in this book address the influential writings
of Peter A. French on the nature of responsibility, ethics, and
moral practices. French's contributions to a wide spectrum of
philosophical discussions have made him a dominant figure in the
fields of normative ethics, meta-ethics, applied ethics, as well as
legal and political philosophy. Many of French's deepest insights
come from identifying and exploring the scope and nature of moral
responsibility and human agency as they appear in actual events,
real social and cultural practices, as well as in literature and
film. This immediacy renders French's scholarship vital and
accessible to a wide variety of audiences. The authors, recognized
for their own contributions to the understanding of the nature of
morality and moral practices offer new and unique positions while
exploring, expanding and responding to those of French. The final
chapter is written by French, in which he provides both new
philosophical insight as well as some reflection on his own work
and its influence. This book will appeal to philosophers, as well
as advanced students and researchers in the humanities, social
sciences, law, and political science.
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