Evil and human agency: understanding collective evildoing
Auteur :
Vetlesen, Arne Johan
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521673570
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2005
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
480 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This 2005 book investigates why and in what sort of circumstances evil desire arises, and how it is channeled, or exploited into collective evildoing. A philosophical approach combined with a sociological and psychological one is brought to bear on the Holocaust and ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia.