Earth's Abominations : Philosophical Studies of Evil / edited by Daniel M. Haybron.
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TextSeries: Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495 | Value Inquiry Book Series ; 120.Publisher: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2002Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- Philosophical Studies of Evil
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- BJ1401
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- ONE Daniel M. HAYBRON: Introduction: Evil as a Philosophical Concern -- TWO Brian SCHAEFER: The Disvalue of Pain and Pain-Infliction -- THREE L. A. ZAIBERT: Intentionality and Wickedness -- FOUR Todd CALDER: Toward a Theory of Evil Acts: A Critique of Laurence Thomas's Theory of Evil Acts -- FIVE Daniel M. HAYBRON: Consistency of Character and the Character of Evil -- SIX Stephen REBER: Evolution, Altruism, and Intergroup Aggression -- SEVEN S. R. CHARLES: Plato's Devil -- EIGHT Stephen MORRIS: "Clothed in Scarlet, Clothed with the Sun": Thoughts on the Women of Apocalypse 12 and 17 -- NINE Nafsika ATHANASSOULIS: Moral Luck and the Sources of Evil -- TEN Michael BAVIDGE: Responsibility, Punishment, and Wickedness -- ELEVEN Susan ROBBINS: Theodicy and Lament: Grappling with the Problem of Evil, Using Psalm 88 -- About the Contributors -- Index.
This book philosophically explores a wide range of subjects relating to evil and human wickedness, including the nature of evil, explaining evil, evil and moral responsibility, and responding to evil.
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