Taking Evil Seriously

by Sami Pihlström

While moral philosophy has traditionally been understood as a 'positive' examination of the good life, this book argues that ethical inquiry should, rather, begin from an examination of evil and other 'negative' moral concepts, such as guilt and suffering. Evil is a shockingly real feature of the world we live in; it cannot be explained away or justified in terms of any theodicy, either religious or secular. The book draws on the tradition of pragmatism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137412658
• ISBN13: 9781137412652
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"