Being Evil by Luke Russell
With the media bringing us constant tales of terrorism and violence, questions regarding the nature of evil are highly topical. Luke Russell explores the philosophical thinking and psychological evidence behind evil, alongside portrayals of fictional villains, considering why people are evil, and how it goes beyond the normal realms of what is bad.
Summing Up: RecommendedLower-division undergraduates through faculty. * R. White, CHOICE *
Russell demonstrates that while certain familiar conceptions of evil are woefully inadequate, it is still possible to formulate simple and useful definitions of what it is for actions and people to be evil, and these definitions make it clear why caution is called for in labelling people evil. Anyone interested in ideas will enjoy and profit from reading this book. * Professor Michael Smith, Princeton University *
Russell demonstrates that while certain familiar conceptions of evil are woefully inadequate, it is still possible to formulate simple and useful definitions of what it is for actions and people to be evil, and these definitions make it clear why caution is called for in labelling people evil. Anyone interested in ideas will enjoy and profit from reading this book. * Professor Michael Smith, Princeton University *
Luke Russell is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sydney, where he teaches ethics and critical thinking. Luke has written on various topics in the field of moral philosophy, including evil, forgiveness, virtue, and vice, and is the author of Evil: A Philosophical Investigation (OUP, 2014).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198862079 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198862075 |
| Title | Being Evil |
| Author | Luke Russell |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2020-09-24 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
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