Evil Matters A Philosophical Inquiry Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory Series
Auteur : Goldberg Zachary J.
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.
Introduction: Questioning Evil
1. Is Kant’s Theory of Evil Still Relevant?
2. What Must a Theory of Evil Include?
3. Beyond Nuanced Harm Accounts: Evil and Vulnerability
4. Is a Génocidaire My Moral Interlocutor? Evil and the Limits of Strawsonianism
5. Evil and the Power of Groups
6. Enduring Resentment: Between Vengeance and Forgiveness
Appendix: Facing Evil: How Should Individuals Cope with Pervasive Evil?
Zachary J. Goldberg is Senior Researcher at Trilateral Research and formerly Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany. In addition to his authored articles and book chapters focusing mainly on issues concerning the philosophy of evil and moral responsibility, he is the editor of Reflections on Ethics and Responsibility: Essays in Honor of Peter A. French (2017), co-editor of The Routledge International Handbook of Perpetrator Studies (2020).
Date de parution : 09-2023
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 08-2021
15.2x22.9 cm
Thème d’Evil Matters :
Mots-clés :
Evil Action; Group Agents; Zachary Goldberg; Harm Accounts; philosophy of evil; Strawsonian Theories; Moral Evil; forgiveness; Radical Evil; vengeance; Moral Responsibility Practices; moral responsiblity; Vice Versa; situationism; Moral Psychology; Characteristic Vulnerabilities; evil; Moral Interlocutor; Violate; vulnerability; Morally Responsible Agency; exploitation; CID Structure; atrocity; Non-moral Incentives; genocide; Reactive Attitudes; collective evil; Kant's Theory; Strawson; Apt Candidate; resentment; Moral Community; coping; Situational Vulnerability; Perpetrator Accounts; collective agency; Sensuous Incentives; harm; Moral Address; Culpable Wrongdoing; Strawsonians Claim