Description: Meaning of Evil, Paperback by Sias, James, ISBN 1349954012, ISBN-13 9781349954018, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US 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.
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Book Title: Meaning of Evil
Number of Pages: IX, 230 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Topic: Social, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Publication Year: 2018
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Philosophy
Item Weight: 111.2 Oz
Author: James Sias
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
