LEADER 03548nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910459484403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-93567-4 010 $a9786612935671 010 $a1-4008-3076-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400830763 035 $a(CKB)2670000000059008 035 $a(EBL)617246 035 $a(OCoLC)697174325 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000466968 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11277271 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000466968 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10465934 035 $a(PQKB)10556769 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC617246 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36673 035 $a(DE-B1597)446682 035 $a(OCoLC)979970189 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400830763 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL617246 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10435958 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL293567 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000059008 100 $a20080918d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe apologetics of evil$b[electronic resource] $ethe case of Iago /$fRichard Raatzsch ; translated from German by Ladislaus Lob 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (124 p.) 225 1 $aPrinceton monographs in philosophy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-13733-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter One. The Concept of Iago -- $tChapter Two. Apologia for Iago -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aThis book is a concise philosophical meditation on Iago and the nature of evil, through the exploration of the enduring puzzle found in Shakespeare's Othello. What drives Iago to orchestrate Othello's downfall? Instead of treating Iago's lack of motive as the play's greatest weakness, The Apologetics of Evil shows how this absence of motive is the play's greatest strength. Richard Raatzsch determines that Iago does not seek a particular end or revenge for a discrete wrong; instead, Iago is governed by a passion for intriguing in itself. Raatzsch explains that this passion is a pathological version of ordinary human behavior and that Iago lacks the ability to acknowledge others; what matters most to him is the difference between himself and the rest of the world. The book opens with a portrait of Iago, and considers the nature and moral significance of the evil that he represents. Raatzsch addresses the boundaries dividing normality and pathology, conceptualizing evil as a pathological form of the good or ordinary. Seen this way, evil is conceptually dependent on the ordinary, and Iago, as a form of moral monster, is a kind of nonbeing. Therefore, his actions might be understood and defended, even if they cannot be justified. In a brief epilogue, Raatzsch argues that literature's presentation of what is monstrous or virtuous can constitute an understanding of these concepts, not merely illustrate them. 410 0$aPrinceton monographs in philosophy. 606 $aEvil in literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEvil in literature. 676 $a822.3/3 700 $aRaatzsch$b Richard$01046235 701 $aLob$b Ladislaus$0848398 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459484403321 996 $aThe apologetics of evil$92472996 997 $aUNINA