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Sartre and Evil Guidelines for a Struggle

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Haim Gordon, Rivca Gordon

Book Code: GDF/

ISBN: 0-313-27861-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-27861-7

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264 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 2/28/1995

List Price: $97.95 (UK Sterling Price: £54.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Contributions in Philosophy

Series Number: 54

Description: Sartre has more to say about Evil--its origins in, effects on modern man, and how to fight it--than any other philosopher in the 20th century. In this book, the authors examine many of Sartre's literary and philosophical writings for what they have to say about the nature of Evil and its effect on our lives. From this, they evolve guidelines for those wishing to fight Evil in their own lives. Using examples from their experience with human rights violations, the authors suggest that Evil is "any attempt to purposely destroy the freedom of a person," and clearly demonstrate that Sartre's work can be useful as a guide for getting along in the contemporary world.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Intuitively Responding to Evil
Evil and Lucidity
Unmasking "Noble Evil"
Bewitching Evil
Horror and Evil
The Ontology of Evil
Sartre's Ontology of Evil and the Poverty of the Social Sciences
Evil for Evil's Sake
The Consciousness of Genet: A Rejection of Fanaticism
Genet's Redemption From a Life of Evil
Evil and Society
Fighting Evil Straightforwardly
Sartre's Tone of Moral Indignation
Seriality versus Education
Passivity, Black Pride, and Evil
Passivity and the Distortion of Truth and Knowledge
Some Problems
Summary
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 94-30930

LCC Class: B2430

Dewey Class: 170


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