Evil in Joint Action: The Ethics of Hate and the Sociology of Original Sin

by Hans Bernhard Schmid

Joining insights from social science and philosophy, this book offers a nuanced view on the discourse of evil, which has been on the rise in the West in recent years. Exploring the famous 'Pear Theft' episode in St Augustine's Confessions, it looks beyond the theological implications of the event to focus instead on the secular insights that it offers when the event is placed in the context of social thought. With attention to Augustine's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367376245
• ISBN13: 9780367376246
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.7"