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Evil, Political Violence, and Forgiveness
Essays in Honor of Claudia Card
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2009
Summary
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?'
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-3650-8
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-3652-2
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
232
Product type
Edited Book
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Chapter One: Introduction No access Pages 1 - 12
Chapter Two: The Prevalence of Evil No access Pages 13 - 34
Chapter Three: Epistemic Aspects of Evil: The Three Monkeys Meet The Atrocity Paradigm No access Pages 35 - 52
Chapter Four: Atrocity, Harm, and Resistance: A Situated Understanding of Genocidal Rape No access Pages 53 - 76
Chapter Five: War Rape and the Political Concept of Evil No access Pages 77 - 96
Chapter Six: When to Intervene: Atrocity, Inequality, and Oppression No access Pages 97 - 114
Chapter Seven: Evil and Forgiveness: The Possibility of Moral Redemption No access Pages 115 - 134
Chapter Eight: Moral Powers and Forgivable Evils No access Pages 135 - 158
Chapter Nine: Self-Inflicted Evils and Self-Forgiveness No access Pages 159 - 174
Chapter Ten: Evil, Atrocity, and Harm No access Pages 175 - 194
Chapter Eleven: Reframing Perspectives on Evil: Accountability, Moral Responsibility, and Collective Judgment No access Pages 195 - 212
Chapter Twelve: Afterword No access Pages 213 - 218
