Evil, law and the state : perspectives on state power and violence /
The topic of "evil" means different things depending upon context. For some, it is an archaic term, while others view it as a central problem of ethics, psychology, or politics. Coupled with state power, the problem of evil takes on a special salience for most observers. When governments d...
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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Rodopi,
2006.
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| Serie: | At the interface/probing the boundaries ;
v. 24. |
| Accesso online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=160178 |
| Riassunto: | The topic of "evil" means different things depending upon context. For some, it is an archaic term, while others view it as a central problem of ethics, psychology, or politics. Coupled with state power, the problem of evil takes on a special salience for most observers. When governments do evil -in whatever way we define the term - the scale of harm increases, sometimes exponentially. The evils of state violence, then, demand our attention and concern. Yet the linkage of evil with state power does not resolve the underlying question of how to understand the concepts that we invoke when we use |
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| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiv, 213 pages) |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1423787579 9781423787570 9042017481 9789042017481 9789401201841 9401201846 |