Understanding Violence: The Intertwining of Morality, Religion, Capitalism and Violence: A Philosophical Stance

by Lorenzo Magnani

This book offers a philosophical account of violence, engaged with both empirical and theoretical debates in disciplines such as cognitive science, sociology, psychiatry, anthropology, political theory, evolutionary biology, and theology. The primary thesis is that violence is intertwined with morality and typically enacted for "moral" reasons. To show this, the book compellingly demonstrates how morality operates to trigger and justify violence and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 366268991X
• ISBN13: 9783662689912
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"