Evil, Political Violence, and Forgiveness

Essays in Honor of Claudia Card

Andrea Veltman, Kathryn J. Norlock (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

238 Seiten

2009
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-3650-8 (ISBN)

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Until recently, philosophers have discussed evil primarily in theodicial contexts in pondering why a perfect God does not abolish evil. Evil, Political Violence, and Forgiveness: Essays in Honor of Claudia Card reflects a burgeoning interest among philosophers in a broader array of ethical and political questions concerning evils. Written in tribute to Claudia Card—whose distinguished academic career has culminated in the development of a new theory of evil—this collection of new essays explores the concept of evil, the multifaceted harms of brutal political violence, and the appropriateness of forgiveness as an ethical response to evils.

Evil, Political Violence, and Forgiveness brings together an international cohort of distinguished philosophers who mediate with Card upon an array of twentieth-century atrocities and on the nature of evil actions, persons, and institutions. Contributors explore questions such as "What distinguishes evil from lesser wrongdoing?" "Is culpable wrongdoing a necessary component of evil?" "How are we to understand atrocious political violence?" "What are the best moral and political responses to atrocities?" "Are there moral obligations to forgive contrite perpetrators of evils?" and "Can anyone claim moral innocence amid a climate of evildoing?"

Andrea Veltman is assistant professor of philosophy at James Madison University. Kathryn J. Norlock is associate professor of philosophy at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Prevalence of Evil
Chapter 3 Epistemic Aspects of Evil: The Three Monkeys Meet The Atrocity Paradigm
Chapter 4 Atrocity, Harm and Resistance: A Situated Understanding of Genocidal Rape
Chapter 5 War Rape and the Political Concept of Evil
Chapter 6 When to Intervene: Atrocity, Inequality, and Oppression
Chapter 7 Evil and Forgiveness: The Possibility of Moral Redemption
Chapter 8 Moral Powers and Forgivable Evils
Chapter 9 Self-inflicted Evils and Self-forgiveness
Chapter 10 Evil, Atrocity and Harm
Chapter 11 Reframing Perspectives on Evil: Accountability, Moral Responsibility and Collective Judgment
Chapter 12 Afterword

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.9.2009
Co-Autor	Todd Calder, Claudia Card, Ann Cudd
Sprache	englisch
Maße	161 x 243 mm
Gewicht	469 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
ISBN-10	0-7391-3650-X / 073913650X
ISBN-13	978-0-7391-3650-8 / 9780739136508
Zustand	Neuware