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Kierkegaard's analysis of radical evil /

For thousands of years philosophers and theologians have grappled with the problem of evil. Traditionally, evil has been seen as a weakness of sorts: the evil person is either ignorant, or weak-willed. But in the most horrifying acts of evil, the perpetrators are resolute, deliberate, and well aware...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roberts, David, 1962 July 9-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2006.
Colección:Continuum studies in philosophy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:For thousands of years philosophers and theologians have grappled with the problem of evil. Traditionally, evil has been seen as a weakness of sorts: the evil person is either ignorant, or weak-willed. But in the most horrifying acts of evil, the perpetrators are resolute, deliberate, and well aware of the pain they are causing. Here David Roberts painstakingly details the matrix of issues that evolved into Kierkegaard's own solution. Kierkegaard's psychological understanding of evil is that it arises out of despair - a despair that can become so vehement and ferocious that it lashes out at ex.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 162 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-156) and index.
ISBN:9781847143709
1847143709
9780826486820
0826486827