LEADER 03731nam 22006254a 450 001 9910818985203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-95695-3 010 $a9786611956950 010 $a0-226-30674-7 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226306742 035 $a(CKB)1000000000578924 035 $a(EBL)408384 035 $a(OCoLC)476228776 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000207833 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11180080 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000207833 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10238406 035 $a(PQKB)10153025 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122925 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408384 035 $a(DE-B1597)524453 035 $a(OCoLC)1055285886 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226306742 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408384 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10266059 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL195695 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000578924 100 $a20060329d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aNaming evil, judging evil /$fedited by Ruth W. Grant ; with a foreword by Alasdair MacIntyre 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (247 p.) 300 $aRevisions of papers presented at a conference held Jan. 27-29, 2005 at Duke University. 311 $a0-226-30673-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-229) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Where did all the evils go? / Michael Allen Gillespie -- Seeing darkness, hearing silence : Augustine's account of evil / Stanley Hauerwas -- The Rousseauan revolution and the problem of evil / Ruth W. Grant -- Inequality and the problem of evil / Nannerl O. Keohane -- The butler did it / J. Peter Euben -- Evil and the morality of conviction / David Wong -- Combining clarity and complexity : a layered approach to cross-cultural ethics / Elizabeth Kiss -- Liberal dilemmas and moral judgment / Malachi Hacohen -- Between bigotry and nihilism : moral judgment in pluralist democracies / Thomas A. Spragens, Jr. 330 $aIs it more dangerous to call something evil or not to? This fundamental question deeply divides those who fear that the term oversimplifies grave problems and those who worry that, to effectively address such issues as terrorism and genocide, we must first acknowledge them as evil. Recognizing that the way we approach this dilemma can significantly affect both the harm we suffer and the suffering we inflict, a distinguished group of contributors engages in the debate with this series of timely and original essays. Drawing on Western conceptions of evil from the Middle Ages to the present, these pieces demonstrate that, while it may not be possible to definitively settle moral questions, we are still able-and in fact are obligated-to make moral arguments and judgments. Using a wide variety of approaches, the authors raise tough questions: Why is so much evil perpetrated in the name of good? Could evil ever be eradicated? How can liberal democratic politics help us strike a balance between the need to pass judgment and the need to remain tolerant? Their insightful answers exemplify how the sometimes rarefied worlds of political theory, philosophy, theology, and history can illuminate pressing contemporary concerns. 606 $aGood and evil$vCongresses 606 $aJudgment (Ethics)$vCongresses 615 0$aGood and evil 615 0$aJudgment (Ethics) 676 $a170 701 $aGrant$b Ruth Weissbourd$f1951-$01750971 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818985203321 996 $aNaming evil, judging evil$94195906 997 $aUNINA