Evil and Human Agency: Understanding Collective Evildoing by Arne Johan Vetlesen

Evil and Human Agency: Understanding Collective Evildoing

Cambridge Cultural Social Studies

Arne Johan Vetlesen

313 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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Arne Johan Vetlesen argues that to do evil is to intentionally inflict pain on another human being, against his or her will, and cause serious and foreseeable harm. Vetlesen investigates why and in what sort of circumstances such a desire arises, ...

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