Taking Evil Seriously [electronic resource] /
Pihlström, S.author.
While moral philosophy has traditionally been understood as an examination of the good life, this book argues that ethical inquiry should, rather, begin from an examination of evil and other 'negative' moral concepts, such as guilt and suffering.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Evil and Negativity: Sharpeningthe Pragmatic Method; 2 The Moral Luck, Reward, andPunishment of a Sick Soul; 3 A Suffering God andPost-Holocaust Pragmatism; 4 A MetaphilosophicalConclusion; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
While moral philosophy has traditionally been understood as an examination of the good life, this book argues that ethical inquiry should, rather, begin from an examination of evil and other 'negative' moral concepts, such as guilt and suffering.
Ethics.
Pragmatism.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
Pragmatism.