Evil and human agency :: understanding collective evildoing /

Professor Vetlesen 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 forme...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Vetlesen, Arne Johan, 1960-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge cultural social studies.
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung:Professor Vetlesen 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. Provocative and original.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 313 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-309) and index.
ISBN:0511137729
9780511137723
0511135556
9780511135552
9780511610776
0511610777
9780521856942
0521856949
1107155886
9781107155886
1280431911
9781280431913
0511183798
9780511183799
0511201915
9780511201912
0511312032
9780511312038
9780521673570
0521673577

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Volltext öffnen