Evil : an investigation / Lance Morrow.
Presents a thought-provoking meditation on the nature of evil and its role and manifestations in the modern world, discussing evil influences on global culture, how evil works, and the purpose it serves.
Record details
- ISBN: 0465047548 :
- Physical Description: 276 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, [2003]
- Copyright: ©2003
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | The globalization of evil -- Is evil funny? -- What is evil like? -- Why do they do it? -- The hermits tale -- Evil as a learning experience -- The axis of wrong -- Sarajevo : lex talionis -- Evil and youth and war -- Jean Valjean at Wendys -- Who is to blame? -- The axe in space -- What have children to do with it? -- Is America evil? -- Do you know anyone who is evil? -- The rattlesnake in the mailbox -- Permissible evil -- Taking responsibility for the regime -- Evil in the office -- The consolations of literature -- Us and them -- The faces of evil -- The meaning of hatred -- Sade, Cobain, and the pleasures of evil -- Explanations and rationales -- The limits of silence -- The argument from design -- It is always a story -- The lessons of Mein Kampf -- The evil of the age -- The evil quest for purity -- Is evil necessary? -- Czerniakow's choice -- Hope. |
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Subject: | Good and evil. |
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- 6 of 6 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Indian Valley Public Library | 170 Morrow Ethics (Text) | 39427101402410 | Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Pottsville Free Public Library | 170 M837 (Text) | 30003008097220 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Reading Public Library RPL - Main | 170 Mor (Text) | 33223005362123 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
Red Land Community Library | Adults 170 MOR Nonfiction (Text) | 34006000641487 | Main Room | Available | - |
Bethlehem Main Library | 170 (Text) | 33062005341509 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Hughes Library | 170 MOR (Text) | 32378002373654 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |