Evil in contemporary political theory

Haddock, Bruce Anthony, Roberts, Peri ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-3711 and Sutch, Peter David Edward ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2898-5214, eds. 2011. Evil in contemporary political theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

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Abstract

What role should the idea of evil have in contemporary moral and social thought? The concept of 'evil' has long been a key idea in moral discourse. Now, the contributors to this volume make a start on the important task of systematically exploring evil in the context of political theory. Intuitively, we know what evil means. Yet once we begin to think about its meaning we quickly uncover competing definitions. In recent years, political theorists have generally set the concept aside as outdated or inappropriate. Yet the idea that some things are wrong beyond toleration still has significant currency. If 'evil' can capture that significance, it merits a closer look.

Item Type:	Book
Book Type:	Edited Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Department of Politics and International Relations (POLIR)
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:	9780748641963
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2022 14:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/23108

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