Das Böse in den Weltreligionen
"A consideration of the morality of evil from the standoint of women."--[Source inconnue] "Human beings love to fictionalize evil--to terrorize each other with stories of defilement, horror, excruciating pain, and divine retribution. Beneath the surface of bewitchment and half-…
Ch. 1 (p. 15-40) discusses Christian pneumatologies and anti-Judaism in Christian theology from ancient times to the present. The rest of the book develops the argument that, contrary to Christian supersessionist theology, the Jews do not reject God as Spirit; he dwells in Israe…
Ch. 1 (p. 15-40) discusses Christian pneumatologies and anti-Judaism in Christian theology from ancient times to the present. The rest of the book develops the argument that, contrary to Christian supersessionist theology, the Jews do not reject God as Spirit; he dwells in Israe…
"Ethical questions dominate today's political and academic agendas. While government think-tanks ponder the dilemmas of bio-ethics, medical ethics and professional ethics, respect for human rights and reverence for the Other have become matters of virtually instinctive consensus…
Ethics: an essay on the understanding of evil
by Badiou, Alain, Hallward, Peter
fromWo es war
"Ethical questions dominate today's political and academic agendas. While government think-tanks ponder the dilemmas of bio-ethics, medical ethics and professional ethics, respect for human rights and reverence for the Other have become matters of virtually instinctive consensus…
"Ethical questions dominate today's political and academic agendas. While government think-tanks ponder the dilemmas of bio-ethics, medical ethics and professional ethics, respect for human rights and reverence for the Other have become matters of virtually instinctive consensus…
Integrating evidence from psychology, criminology, sociology, history, anthropology, and other disciplines to provide insight into the roots of cruelty and violence, Baumeister finds vivid examples, both historical and modern, that address compelling human issues: How do "ordina…
On the existence of evils
by Proclus, Steel, Carlos G., Opsomer, Jan
fromAncient commentators on Aristotle
On the existence of evils
by Proclus, Steel, Carlos G., Opsomer, Jan
fromAncient commentators on Aristotle
"Proclus' On the Existence of Evils is not a commentary, but helps to compensate for the dearth of Neoplatonist ethical commentaries. The central question addressed in the work is: How can there be evil in a providential world? Neoplatonists agree that it cannot be caused by hig…