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Arguing that the prevalence of evil presents a fundamental problem for our secular sensibility, the author shows that the main sources of evil are habitual, unchosen actions produced by our character defects and that we can increase our control over the evil we cause by cultivating a reflective temper.

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"An engaging blend of cultural insight, careful reasoning, and reflective wisdom... John Kekes offers a compelling vision of the human condition and presents a set of logical conclusions about how we should live our lives in light of this vision."--Anthony E. Hartle, Society "Fascinating, existentially relevant, even wise. [Facing Evil] is among the best works of contemporary moral philosophy in this or any year in recent memory."--Craig K. Ihara, San Francisco Review of Books "[A] thoughtful, wide-ranging book ... Every reader will find ... numerous insights and interesting arguments."--Stephen Nathanson, Philosophy and Literature

Facing Evil

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 7 March 1993
      ISBN-13 9780691020952
      978-0691020952
      ISBN-10 0691020957
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      Philosophy

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      Book Synopsis
      Arguing that the prevalence of evil presents a fundamental problem for our secular sensibility, the author shows that the main sources of evil are habitual, unchosen actions produced by our character defects and that we can increase our control over the evil we cause by cultivating a reflective temper.

      Trade Review
      "An engaging blend of cultural insight, careful reasoning, and reflective wisdom... John Kekes offers a compelling vision of the human condition and presents a set of logical conclusions about how we should live our lives in light of this vision."--Anthony E. Hartle, Society "Fascinating, existentially relevant, even wise. [Facing Evil] is among the best works of contemporary moral philosophy in this or any year in recent memory."--Craig K. Ihara, San Francisco Review of Books "[A] thoughtful, wide-ranging book ... Every reader will find ... numerous insights and interesting arguments."--Stephen Nathanson, Philosophy and Literature

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