Wickedness: A Philosophical EssayTo 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. |
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... Othello 153 reductiveness of 23 Fromm , E. 4 , 201 , 203 , 207 functions of aggression 90-3 Futurists 201-2 gambling option 27-31 games theory 173 , 178 Garibaldi , G. 143 Gauguin , P. 27-9 , 37 generosity 14 Germany see Jews ; Nazism ...
... Othello 145 , 153-4 pain 82 pair - formation 164 paradox 24 , 39 , 46 , 55-6 , 64-6 passivity : of herd 131 , of medical model 164-6 , 177 Paul , St 204 , 208 Pelagius 102 persecution 130 personality 106 , 190 Persia see Manichaeans ...