Excellent4.8 out of 5On Trustpilot
  1. Christian Academic Books/
  2. Philosophy

Bookmark this item

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
  • 17.6 x 24.7 x 2.3 cm

£189.97

Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 5 days

Buying for a Church or School? Get 10% off every order and Buy Now Pay Later

Bookmark this item

Free delivery on orders over £10

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

  • Title

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

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Routledge

  • Published

    July 2020

  • Weight

    600g

  • Page Count

    362

  • Dimensions

    17.6 x 24.7 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780367376246

  • ISBN-10

    0367376245

  • Eden Code

    5223607