Evil and international relations[ele...
Jeffery, Renâee.

 

  • Evil and international relations[electronic resource] :human suffering in an age of terror /
  • 紀錄類型: 書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
    杜威分類號: 172/.4
    書名/作者: Evil and international relations : human suffering in an age of terror // Renâee Jeffery.
    作者: Jeffery, Renâee.
    出版者: New York : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2008.
    面頁冊數: viii, 235 p.
    標題: Suffering - Moral and ethical aspects.
    標題: Good and evil.
    標題: International relations.
    ISBN: 9780230610354
    ISBN: 0230610358
    書目註: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-227) and index.
    內容註: Understanding evil -- The meaning of suffering -- The problem of evil -- Moral evil -- Moral monsters -- Evil as thoughtlessness -- The waron evil.
    摘要、提要註: Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the concept of 'evil' has enjoyed renewed popularity in both international political rhetoric and scholarly writing. World leaders, politicians, and intellectuals have increasingly turned to 'evil' to describe the very worst humanitarian atrocities that continue to mark international affairs. However, precisely what 'evil' actually entails is not well understood. Littleconsensus exists as to what 'evil' is, how it is manifested in the international sphere, and what we ought to do about it. With this in mind,this work seeks to ascertain precisely what is meant by 'evil' when itis used to describe actors and events in international politics. Focusing on the history of evil in western secular and religious thought, itreintroduces a classical understanding of evil as the means according to which we seek to understand otherwise meaningless human suffering.
    電子資源: access to fulltext (Palgrave)
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