LEADER 01890nam 22004333u 450 001 9910451006603321 005 20210114044045.0 010 $a1-134-40611-8 010 $a1-283-96264-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000411032 035 $a(EBL)200252 035 $a(OCoLC)826853511 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC200252 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000411032 100 $a20130418d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aOn Evil$b[electronic resource] 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (169 p.) 225 1 $aThinking in Action 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-30518-7 327 $aCover; On Evil; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Evil and Otherness: One; The Barrier Theory of Evil: Two; Nightmare People: Three; Facing Evil: Reconciliation: Four; Notes; Index 330 $aEvil has long fascinated psychologists, philosophers, novelists and playwrights but remains an incredibly difficult concept to talk about. On Evil is a compelling and at times disturbing tour of the many faces of evil. What is evil, and what makes people do awful things? If we can explain evil, do we explain it away? Can we imagine the mind of a serial killer, or does such evil defy description? Does evil depend on a contrast with good, as religion tells us, or can there be evil for evil's sake?Adam Morton argues that any account of evil must help us understand three things: w 410 0$aThinking in Action 606 $aGood and evil 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aGood and evil. 676 $a111.84 676 $a170 700 $aMorton$b Adam$0929642 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451006603321 996 $aOn Evil$92089635 997 $aUNINA