Narrating evil : a postmetaphysical theory of reflective judgment /

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Conceptions of evil have changed dramatically over time, and though humans continue to commit acts of cruelty against one another, today we possess a clearer, more moral way of analyzing them. In Narrating Evil, María Pía Lara explores what has changed in our understanding of evil, why the transfo...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lara, María Pía
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007.
©2007
Colección:New directions in critical theory.
Temas:
Good and evil.
Judgment (Ethics)
Jugement (Morale)
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Good & Evil.
Het Kwaad.
Verteltheorie.
Meningsvorming.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Conceptions of evil have changed dramatically over time, and though humans continue to commit acts of cruelty against one another, today we possess a clearer, more moral way of analyzing them. In Narrating Evil, María Pía Lara explores what has changed in our understanding of evil, why the transformation matters, and how we can learn from this specific historical development. Drawing on Immanuel Kant's and Hannah Arendt's ideas about reflective judgment, Lara argues that narrative plays a key role in helping societies acknowledge their pasts. Particular stories haunt our.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 230 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index.
ISBN:9780231511667
0231511663

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