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Evil in Joint Action: The Ethics of Hate and the Sociology of Original Sin

by Austria) Hans Bernhard Schmid (university Of Vienna

  • Paperback
  • 362 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • 17.4 x 24.7 x 2 cm

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For students of sociology and moral philosophy

Explains why groups sometimes act in evil ways

Gives you fresh tools to assess modern social ethics

Discover how social science and theology intersect to explain the nature of evil and collective human action.

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Joining insights from social science and philosophy, this book offers a nuanced view on the discourse of evil, which has been on the rise in the West in recent years. Exploring the famous 'Pear Theft' episode in St Augustine's Confessions, it looks beyond the theological implications of the event to focus instead on the secular insights that it offers when the event is placed in the context of social thought. With attention to Augustine's lengthy reflections on a seemingly marginal episode, the author contends that it is possible to discern the elements of a convincing account of intentional evil action, the Pear Theft representing a case of joint radical improvisation that lacks collective deliberation. As such, a new perspective emerges on familiar and more intuitive forms of evil in joint action that involve group identification and institutional action. Evil in Joint Action will appeal to scholars of sociology, social theory and philosophy with interests in ethics, collective action and concepts of evil.
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  • Title

    Evil in Joint Action: The Ethics of Hate and the Sociology of Original Sin

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Routledge

  • Published

    April 2022

  • Weight

    600g

  • Page Count

    362

  • Dimensions

    17.4 x 24.7 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780367520465

  • ISBN-10

    036752046X

  • Eden Code

    5683039