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In 1755 the city of Lisbon was destroyed by a terrible earthquake. Almost 250 years later, an earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a tsunami whose devastating effects were felt over a vast area. In each case, a natural catastrophe came to be interpreted as a consequence of human evil. Betwe...
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| Zusammenfassung: | In 1755 the city of Lisbon was destroyed by a terrible earthquake. Almost 250 years later, an earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a tsunami whose devastating effects were felt over a vast area. In each case, a natural catastrophe came to be interpreted as a consequence of human evil. Between these two events, two indisputably moral catastrophes occurred: Auschwitz and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And yet the nuclear holocaust survivors likened the horror they had suffered to a natural disaster-a tsunami. Jean-Pierre Dupuy asks whether, from Lisbon to Sumatra, mankind has really learned nothing about evil. When moral crimes are unbearably great, he argues, our ability to judge evil is gravely impaired, and the temptation to regard human atrocity as an attack on the natural order of the world becomes irresistible. This impulse also suggests a kind of metaphysical ruse that makes it possible to convert evil into fate, only a fate that human beings may choose to avoid. Postponing an apocalyptic future will depend on embracing this paradox and regarding the future itself in a radically new way. The American edition of Dupuy's classic essay, first published in 2005, also includes a postscript on the 2011 nuclear accident that occurred in Japan, again as the result of a tsunami. |
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| spelling | Dupuy, Jean-Pierre, 1941- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqqywkpbdpTCtmRmJTJXd Petite métaphysique des tsunamis. English A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis / Jean-Pierre Dupuy ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise. East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press, 2015. ©2015 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. In 1755 the city of Lisbon was destroyed by a terrible earthquake. Almost 250 years later, an earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a tsunami whose devastating effects were felt over a vast area. In each case, a natural catastrophe came to be interpreted as a consequence of human evil. Between these two events, two indisputably moral catastrophes occurred: Auschwitz and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And yet the nuclear holocaust survivors likened the horror they had suffered to a natural disaster-a tsunami. Jean-Pierre Dupuy asks whether, from Lisbon to Sumatra, mankind has really learned nothing about evil. When moral crimes are unbearably great, he argues, our ability to judge evil is gravely impaired, and the temptation to regard human atrocity as an attack on the natural order of the world becomes irresistible. This impulse also suggests a kind of metaphysical ruse that makes it possible to convert evil into fate, only a fate that human beings may choose to avoid. Postponing an apocalyptic future will depend on embracing this paradox and regarding the future itself in a radically new way. The American edition of Dupuy's classic essay, first published in 2005, also includes a postscript on the 2011 nuclear accident that occurred in Japan, again as the result of a tsunami. A Note on the Translation; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Genesis; Chapter 2. From Lisbon to Sumatra; Chapter 3. The Naturalization of Evil; Chapter 4. The Problem of Future Catastrophe; Appendix. Japan, 2011; Notes; Index. English. Disasters Social aspects. Disasters Moral and ethical aspects. Catastrophes Aspect social. Catastrophes Aspect moral. PHILOSOPHY General. bisacsh Disasters Moral and ethical aspects fast Disasters Social aspects fast DeBevoise, M. B. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvDqGcpKybWXHBXbqwmYd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2005010052 has work: A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG3GT4pcXvT4MH6vtYPdBd https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Dupuy, Jean Pierre, 1941- Petite métaphysique des tsunamis. English. Short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis. East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press, 2015 (DLC) 2015936766 Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008008354 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1194640 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Dupuy, Jean-Pierre, 1941- A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis / Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture. A Note on the Translation; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Genesis; Chapter 2. From Lisbon to Sumatra; Chapter 3. The Naturalization of Evil; Chapter 4. The Problem of Future Catastrophe; Appendix. Japan, 2011; Notes; Index. Disasters Social aspects. Disasters Moral and ethical aspects. Catastrophes Aspect social. Catastrophes Aspect moral. PHILOSOPHY General. bisacsh Disasters Moral and ethical aspects fast Disasters Social aspects fast |
| title | A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis / |
| title_alt | Petite métaphysique des tsunamis. |
| title_auth | A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis / |
| title_exact_search | A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis / |
| title_full | A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis / Jean-Pierre Dupuy ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise. |
| title_fullStr | A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis / Jean-Pierre Dupuy ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis / Jean-Pierre Dupuy ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise. |
| title_short | A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis / |
| title_sort | short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis |
| topic | Disasters Social aspects. Disasters Moral and ethical aspects. Catastrophes Aspect social. Catastrophes Aspect moral. PHILOSOPHY General. bisacsh Disasters Moral and ethical aspects fast Disasters Social aspects fast |
| topic_facet | Disasters Social aspects. Disasters Moral and ethical aspects. Catastrophes Aspect social. Catastrophes Aspect moral. PHILOSOPHY General. Disasters Moral and ethical aspects Disasters Social aspects |
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