LEADER 04242nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9911018827303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611069070 010 $a9781118394229 010 $a1118394224 010 $a9781281069078 010 $a1281069078 010 $a9780470691830 010 $a0470691832 010 $a9780470765906 010 $a0470765909 035 $a(CKB)1000000000405336 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH3925061 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000175979 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11177843 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000175979 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10223467 035 $a(PQKB)11484658 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000918218 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12397462 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918218 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10907356 035 $a(PQKB)11668273 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC320086 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4523931 035 $a(Perlego)1007296 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000405336 100 $a20070814d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe idea of evil /$fPeter Dews 205 $aPaperback edition. 210 $aOxford $cBlackwell$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 253 pages) 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 311 08$a9781118346303 311 08$a1118346300 311 08$a9781405117043 311 08$a1405117044 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aKant : the perversion of freedom -- Fichte and Schelling : entangled in nature -- Hegel : a wry theodicy -- Schopenhauer and Nietzsche : suffering from meaninglessness -- Levinas : ethics a? l'outrance -- Adorno : radical evil as a category of the social. 330 $aEngaging with a range of thinkers, from Kant, via Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, to Levinas and Adorno, Dews suggests that the concept of moral evil touches on a neuralgic point in Western culture, arguing that, despite the widespread abuse and political manipulation of the term 'evil', we cannot do without it. 330 $bThis timely book by philosopher Peter Dews explores the idea of evil, one of the most problematic terms in the contemporary moral vocabulary. Surveys the intellectual debate on the nature of evil over the past two hundred years Engages with a broad range of discourses and thinkers, from Kant and the German Idealists, via Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, to Levinas and Adorno Suggests that the concept of moral evil touches on a neuralgic point in western culture Argues that, despite the widespread abuse and political manipulation of the term 'evil', we cannot do without it Concludes that if we use the concept of evil, we must acknowledge its religious dimension This timely book by philosopher Peter Dews explores the idea of evil, one of the most problematic terms in the contemporary moral vocabulary. Despite the widespread abuse and political manipulation of the term, Dews argues that we cannot do without it. Yet our intuitions about evil pull us in different directions. The centrality of the ideal of rational autonomy to our modern self-image makes it hard for us to accommodate deeply rooted and obscurely destructive motivations. Furthermore, once having recognized the reality of evil, we may find ourselves succumbing to moral paralysis, even despair. Dews shows that these concerns are not marginal to the European philosophical tradition. They have perturbed some of the greatest thinkers of the modern age, from Kant and the German Idealists, via Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, to Levinas and Adorno. Written with lucidity and verve, The Idea of Evil traces a struggle to translate religious insights into secular, philosophical terms - and to acknowledge the perverse impulse of human freedom, without abandoning hope for a more just and compassionate world. 606 $aGood and evil 606 $aPhilosophy 615 0$aGood and evil. 615 0$aPhilosophy. 676 $a170 700 $aDews$b Peter$0711185 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911018827303321 996 $aThe idea of evil$93998717 997 $aUNINA