Humanity [[electronic resource] ] : a moral history of the twentieth century / / Jonathan Glover

• Autore: Glover Jonathan
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, CT, : Yale University Press, 2012
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (480 p.)
• Soggetto topico: History, Modern - 20th century - Moral and ethical aspects; Humanity
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Pt. 1: Ethics without the moral law -- Pt. 2: The moral psychology of waging war -- Pt. 3: Tribalism -- Pt. 4: War as a trap -- Pt. 5: Belief and terror: Stalin and his heirs -- Pt. 6: The will to create mankind anew: The Nazi experiment -- Pt. 7: On the recent moral history of humanity.
• Sommario/riassunto: Renowned moral philosopher Jonathan Glover confronts the brutal history of the twentieth century to unravel the mystery of why so many atrocities occurred. In a new preface, Glover brings the book through the post-9/11 era and into our own time-and asks whether humankind can weaken the grip war has on us. Praise for the first edition:"It is hard to imagine a more important book. Glover makes an overwhelming case for the need to understand our own inhumanity, and reduce or eliminate the ways in which it can express itself-and he then begins the task himself. Humanity is an extraordinary achievement."-Peter Singer, Princeton University"This is an extraordinary book: brilliant, haunting and uniquely important. Almost 40 years ago a president read a best seller and avoided a holocaust. I like to think that some of the leaders and followers of tomorrow will read Humanity."-Steven Pinker, New York Times Book Review
• Titolo autorizzato: Humanity
• ISBN: 1-283-59685-7; 9786613909305; 0-300-18923-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785784803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II