Evil in modern thought : an alternative history of philosophy / Susan Neiman.
Publication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2002.Description: xii, 358 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0691096082 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 170 21
- BJ1401 .N45 2002
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book
|
NMC Library | Stacks | BJ1401 .N45 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 33039000724616 |
Browsing NMC Library shelves, Shelving location: Stacks Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
| BJ1399 .B56 R46 2007 The Blackwell guide to medical ethics / | BJ1401 .F57 2013 Moral evil / | BJ1401 .J47 2018 The evil within : why we need moral philosophy / | BJ1401 .N45 2002 Evil in modern thought : an alternative history of philosophy / | BJ1401 .O35 The origins of evil in Hindu mythology / | BJ1405 .N67 S8413 2010 A philosophy of evil / | BJ1408.5 .C73 2007 Beyond moral judgment / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-343) and index.
CH. 1: FIRE FROM HEAVEN : God's Advocates: Leibniz and Pope -- Newton of the Mind: Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- Divided Wisdom: Immanuel Kant -- Real and Rational: Hegel and Marx. CH. 2: CONDEMNING THE ARCHITECT : Raw Material: Bayle's Dictionary -- Voltaire's Destinies -- The Impotence of Reason: David Hume -- End of the Tunnel: The Marquis de Sade -- Schopenhauer: The World as Tribunal. CH. 3: ENDS OF AN ILLUSION : Eternal Choices: Nietzsche on Redemption -- On Consolation: Freud vs. Providence. CH. 4: HOMELESS : Earthquakes: Why Lisbon? -- Mass Murders: Why Auschwitz? -- Losses: Ending Modern Theodicies -- Intentions: Meaning and Malice -- Terror: After September 11 -- Remains: Camus, Arendt, Critical Theory, Rawls -- Origins: Sufficient Reason.