Physical Description
x, 284 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : the atrocity paradigm
Nietzsche's denial of evil
Utilitarian attack and stoic withdrawal : two extremes
Kant's theory of radical evil
Prioritizing evils over unjust inequalities
Rape in war
Terrorism in the home
The moral powers of victims
The moral burdens and obligations of perpetrators
Gray zones : diabolical evil revisited.
ISBN
0195145089
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-264) and index.
Introduction : the atrocity paradigm -- Nietzsche's denial of evil -- Utilitarian attack and stoic withdrawal : two extremes -- Kant's theory of radical evil -- Prioritizing evils over unjust inequalities -- Rape in war -- Terrorism in the home -- The moral powers of victims -- The moral burdens and obligations of perpetrators -- Gray zones : diabolical evil revisited.
