03508nam 2200649Ia 450 991078534050332120230425160849.01-282-93567-497866129356711-4008-3076-110.1515/9781400830763(CKB)2670000000059008(EBL)617246(OCoLC)697174325(SSID)ssj0000466968(PQKBManifestationID)11277271(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000466968(PQKBWorkID)10465934(PQKB)10556769(MiAaPQ)EBC617246(MdBmJHUP)muse36673(DE-B1597)446682(OCoLC)979970189(DE-B1597)9781400830763(Au-PeEL)EBL617246(CaPaEBR)ebr10435958(CaONFJC)MIL293567(EXLCZ)99267000000005900820080918d2009 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrThe apologetics of evil[electronic resource] the case of Iago /Richard Raatzsch ; translated from German by Ladislaus LobCourse BookPrinceton, N.J. Princeton University Pressc20091 online resource (124 p.)Princeton monographs in philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-691-13733-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Introduction --Chapter One. The Concept of Iago --Chapter Two. Apologia for Iago --Acknowledgments --IndexThis book is a concise philosophical meditation on Iago and the nature of evil, through the exploration of the enduring puzzle found in Shakespeare's Othello. What drives Iago to orchestrate Othello's downfall? Instead of treating Iago's lack of motive as the play's greatest weakness, The Apologetics of Evil shows how this absence of motive is the play's greatest strength. Richard Raatzsch determines that Iago does not seek a particular end or revenge for a discrete wrong; instead, Iago is governed by a passion for intriguing in itself. Raatzsch explains that this passion is a pathological version of ordinary human behavior and that Iago lacks the ability to acknowledge others; what matters most to him is the difference between himself and the rest of the world. The book opens with a portrait of Iago, and considers the nature and moral significance of the evil that he represents. Raatzsch addresses the boundaries dividing normality and pathology, conceptualizing evil as a pathological form of the good or ordinary. Seen this way, evil is conceptually dependent on the ordinary, and Iago, as a form of moral monster, is a kind of nonbeing. Therefore, his actions might be understood and defended, even if they cannot be justified. In a brief epilogue, Raatzsch argues that literature's presentation of what is monstrous or virtuous can constitute an understanding of these concepts, not merely illustrate them.Princeton monographs in philosophy.Evil in literatureEvil in literature.822.3/3Raatzsch Richard1577325Lob Ladislaus848398MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785340503321The apologetics of evil3855862UNINA