Wickedness
A Philosophical Essay
Published by: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415255516
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: 232
Edition: Second Edition
ISBN: 9780415255516
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: 232
Edition: Second Edition
Book Summary
To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture. Here Mary Midgley does so, with her customary brilliance and clarity. In Wickedness she sets out to delineate not so much the nature of wickedness as its actual sources. Midgley's analysis proves that the capacity for real wickedness is an inevitable part of human nature. This is not however a blanket acceptance of evil. She provides us with a framework that accepts its existence yet offers humankind the possibility of rejecting this part of our nature. Out of this dark journey she returns with an offering to us: an understanding of human nature that enhances our very humanity. To read Wickedness is to understand Mary Midgley's reputation as one of the world's greatest moral philosophers. LIST OF READINGS
The Problem of Natural Evil
Mary MidgleyID: s31359 | 16pp | Copyright Fee: $1.92
Source Title: Wickedness
Intelligibility and Immoralism
Mary MidgleyID: s31360 | 32pp | Copyright Fee: $3.84
Source Title: Wickedness
The Elusiveness of Responsibility
Mary MidgleyID: s31361 | 25pp | Copyright Fee: $3.00
Source Title: Wickedness
Understanding Aggression
Mary MidgleyID: s31362 | 21pp | Copyright Fee: $2.52
Source Title: Wickedness
Fates, Causes and Free-Will
Mary MidgleyID: s31363 | 21pp | Copyright Fee: $2.52
Source Title: Wickedness

