{"product_id":"the-routledge-handbook-of-the-philosophy-of-evil-9781138931794","title":"The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evil","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy ought we concern ourselves with understanding a concept of evil? It is an elusive and politically charged concept which critics argue has no explanatory power and is a relic of a superstitious and primitive religious past. Yet its widespread use persists today: we find it invoked by politicians, judges, journalists, and many others to express the view that certain actions, persons, institutions, or ideologies are not just morally problematic but require a special signifier to mark them out from the ordinary and commonplace. Therefore, the question of what a concept of evil could mean and how it fits into our moral vocabulary remains an important and pressing concern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evil provides an outstanding overview and exploration of these issues and more, bringing together an international team of scholars working on the concept of evil. Its 27 chapters cover the crucial discussions and arguments, both historical and contempo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eThomas Nys and Stephen de Wijze \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Historical explorations of Evil \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Plato on Evil \u003ci\u003eAlina Scudieri \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Augustine on Evil \u003ci\u003ePhilip Cary \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Aquinas on Evil \u003ci\u003eW. Matthews Grant \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Machiavelli: The Drama of Politics and Its Inherent Evil \u003ci\u003eGiovanni Giorgini \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Hobbes on Evil \u003ci\u003eLaurens van Apeldoorn \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Leibniz On Evil: God’s Justice in the Best of All Possible Worlds \u003ci\u003eAgustín Echavarría \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the Origin and Nature of Evil \u003ci\u003eJason Neidleman \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Kant: The Evil in All of Us \u003ci\u003eMatthé Scholten \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Sade: Mushroom Clouds and Silver Linings \u003ci\u003eThomas Nys \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Nietzsche’s Critique of Morality and His Effort to Create an Evaluation ‘Beyond Good and Evil’ \u003ci\u003ePaul van Tongeren \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Hannah Arendt’s Double Account of Evil: Political Superfluousness and Moral Thoughtlessness \u003ci\u003ePeg Birmingham \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. After the Fall: Camus on Evil \u003ci\u003eMatthew Sharpe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Recent Secular Explorations of Evil \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Deliver us from Evil: The Case for Scepticism \u003ci\u003ePhillip Cole \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Does the term ‘evil’ have any explanatory power? \u003ci\u003eEve Garrard \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Defining the concept of evil: Insights from our pre-cognitive responses \u003ci\u003eStephen de Wijze \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Evil and Wrongdoing \u003ci\u003eTodd Calder \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Evil Characters \u003ci\u003ePeter Brian Barry \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. Defining evil actions: Different approaches \u003ci\u003eLuke Russell \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. Different Substantive Conceptions of Evil Actions \u003ci\u003ePaul Formosa \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Evil and other Issues \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. Evil and Punishment \u003ci\u003eLeo Zaibert \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. Evil and Forgiveness \u003ci\u003eKathryn J. Norlock \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22. Evil and Freedom \u003ci\u003eLars Fr. H. Svendsen \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23. Evil and Power \u003ci\u003eSimona Forti \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24. Evil and Childhood \u003ci\u003eGideon Calder \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25. 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