1st Edition

Evil Matters A Philosophical Inquiry

By Zachary J. Goldberg Copyright 2021
204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

This book is an inquiry into particular matters concerning the nature, normativity, and aftermath of evil action. It combines philosophical conceptual analysis with empirical studies in psychology and discussions of historical events to provide an innovative analysis of evil action. The book considers unresolved questions belonging to metaethical, normative, and practical characteristics of... Read more

Introduction: Questioning Evil

1. Is Kant’s Theory of Evil Still Relevant?

2. What Must a Theory of Evil Include?

3. Beyond Nuanced Harm Accounts: Evil and Vulnerability

4. Is a Génocidaire My Moral Interlocutor? Evil and the Limits of Strawsonianism

5. Evil and the Power of Groups

6. Enduring Resentment: Between Vengeance and Forgiveness

Appendix: Facing Evil: How Should Individuals Cope with Pervasive Evil?

Biography

Zachary J. Goldberg is Senior Researcher at Trilateral Research and formerly Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany. In addition to his authored articles and book chapters focusing mainly on issues concerning the philosophy of evil and moral responsibility, he is the editor of Reflections on Ethics and Responsibility: Essays in Honor of Peter A. French (2017), co-editor of The Routledge International Handbook of Perpetrator Studies (2020).