In this book, James Sias investigates the psychologies of those who have acted in ways widely regarded as evil, and uses this psychological data as a basis for developing his own theory of evil. Sometimes, he claims, an action is so horrific and despicable that a term like “wrong” seems to fall short of capturing its moral status. Likewise, occasionally a person’s character is corrupt in such a way that ordinary trait terms like “selfish” or “insensitive, ” or more general labels like “bad” or “immoral, ” seem inadequate. In such cases, we often resort to calling the person or action “evil.” But what does this term mean? What is it that makes a person or action morally evil? Taking a cue from Hannah Arendt, Sias argues that this sort of evil is essentially a matter of regarding others as “morally superfluous.” In other words, evil is a matter of utter moral disregard. In the course of developing and defending this view, Sias also describes and critiques a number of prominent theories of evil proposed by philosophers in recent years.
表中的内容
1. An Introduction to Evil
Part I. The Psychology of Evil: Some Case Studies
2. Serial Murder, Psychopathy, and Objectification
3. Genocide, Ideology, and Dehumanization
4. Money, Greed, and Commodification
Part II. The Philosophy of Evil: Puzzles, Problems, and Theories
5. Three Puzzles about Evil
6. Theories of Evil Personhood
7. A New Theory of Evil
关于作者
James Sias is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Dickinson College, USA. His research focuses primarily upon issues in ethics and moral psychology.
语言 英语 ● 格式 PDF ● 网页 230 ● ISBN 9781137568229 ● 文件大小 2.4 MB ● 出版者 Palgrave Macmillan US ● 市 New York ● 国家 US ● 发布时间 2016 ● 下载 24 个月 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 4966502 ● 复制保护 社会DRM