Moral Cruelty : Ameaning and the Justification of Harm
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0761828664
ISBN-13
9780761828662
Publisher
University Press of America
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University Press of America
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 22nd, 2004
Print length
162 Pages
Weight
200 grams
Dimensions
21.30 x 16.70 x 1.00 cms
Product Classification:
Ethics & moral philosophy
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The overarching purpose of Moral Cruelty is to identify and sensitize the reader to the existence of "moral sadism." It is the authors' contention that what we as individuals perceive as "normal" modes of interaction conceal hidden contributions to cruelty.
The overarching purpose of Moral Cruelty is to identify and sensitize the reader to the existence of "moral sadism." As it stands, every act of overt violence, from Bosnia to Columbine, is immediately followed by a discourse of clichés. The acts of violence are attributed to the media, song lyrics, availability of guns, racism, persistent poverty, and so on. Although such influences are surely involved, the tendency of assigning "the cause" to external agents leads us away from asking ourselves, "Is it possible that I contribute to the escalation of violence in ways that I currently cannot see? Is it possible that I interact in ways that have effects that I do not understand?" It is the authors'' contention that what we as individuals perceive as "normal" modes of interaction conceal hidden contributions to cruelty.
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