02245nam 2200493Ia 450 991082735580332120200520144314.01-281-36804-097866113680431-4039-7937-5(CKB)1000000000342740(EBL)308269(OCoLC)312479531(MiAaPQ)EBC308269(EXLCZ)99100000000034274020040716d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe nature of evil /Daryl Koehn1st ed.New York Palgrave Macmillan20051 online resource (321 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-349-53097-2 1-4039-6894-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-299) and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Evil as Vice; 2 Evil as Losing the Ability to Act; 3 Evil as Flight from Narcissistic Boredom; 4 Evil as Hypocritical Repression; 5 Evil as Imagined Portent; 6 Evil as the Loss of Our Humanity; 7 Evil as Satanizing Self, Others, and God; 8 Evil as Fanatical Impiety; 9 Final Thoughts; Notes; Works Consulted; About the Author; IndexWhen human beings do horrifying things, are they evil? By exploring such popular literature as The Talented Mr. Ripley, Dante's Inferno, The Turn of the Screw, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Koehn illustrates that the roots of human violence are not true evil but a symptom of our failure to really know who we are. It is this lack of understanding of ourselves that can lead humans to perform horrifying deeds, rather than 'evil' itself. This is a deep look into human nature, its beauty and its failings. The Nature of Evil offers an iGood and evilEthicsGood and evil.Ethics.170Koehn Daryl1955-1625793MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827355803321The nature of evil4185833UNINA