Beschreibung:
While moral philosophy has traditionally been understood as an examination of the good life, this book argues that ethical inquiry should, rather, begin from an examination of evil and other 'negative' moral concepts, such as guilt and suffering.
While moral philosophy has traditionally been understood as an examination of the good life, this book argues that ethical inquiry should, rather, begin from an examination of evil and other 'negative' moral concepts, such as guilt and suffering.
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Evil and Negativity: Sharpening the Pragmatic Method 2. The Moral Luck, Reward, and Punishment of a Sick Soul 3. The Suffering God and Post-Holocaust Pragmatism 4. A Metaphilosophical Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index