A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis /

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In 1755 the city of Lisbon was destroyed by a terrible earthquake. Almost 250 years later, an earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a tsunami whose devastating effects were felt over a vast area. In each case, a natural catastrophe came to be interpreted as a consequence of human evil. Betwe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dupuy, Jean-Pierre, 1941-
Otros Autores: DeBevoise, M. B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press, 2015.
©2015
Colección:Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
Temas:
Disasters > Social aspects.
Disasters > Moral and ethical aspects.
Catastrophes > Aspect social.
Catastrophes > Aspect moral.
PHILOSOPHY > General.
Disasters > Moral and ethical aspects
Disasters > Social aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A Note on the Translation; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Genesis; Chapter 2. From Lisbon to Sumatra; Chapter 3. The Naturalization of Evil; Chapter 4. The Problem of Future Catastrophe; Appendix. Japan, 2011; Notes; Index.

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