{"product_id":"a-philosophy-of-evil-9781564785718","title":"A Philosophy of Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite the overuse of the word in movies, political speeches, and news reports, \"evil\" is generally seen as either flagrant rhetoric or else an outdated concept: a medieval holdover with no bearing on our complex everyday reality. In \"A Philosophy of Evil,\" however, acclaimed philosopher Lars Svendsen argues that evil remains a concrete moral problem: that we're all its victims, and all guilty of committing evil acts. \"It's normal to be evil,\" he writes--the problem is, we have lost the vocabulary to talk about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking up this problem--how do we speak about evil?--\"A Philosophy of Evil\" treats evil as an ordinary aspect of contemporary life, with implications that are moral, practical, and above all, political. Because, as Svendsen says, \"Evil should neither be justified nor explained away--evil must be fought.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781564785718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 5.52w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2010 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lars Svendsen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659935183004,"sku":"9781564785718","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_43099942-e6f6-42ec-b3f2-6ffdc2d87e12.jpg?v=1603895724","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-philosophy-of-evil-9781564785718","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}