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Can I read The Idea of Evil on EtoBox?
The Idea of Evil by Peter Dews is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Idea of Evil about?
This timely book by philosopher Peter Dews explores the idea of evil, one of the most problematic terms in the contemporary moral vocabulary. <br> <ul> <li>Surveys the intellectual debate on the nature of evil over the past two hundred years</li> <li>Engages with a broad range of discourses and thinkers, from Kant and the German Idealists, via Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, to Levinas and Adorno</li> <li>Suggests that the concept of moral evil touches on a neuralgic point in western culture</li> <l
Who reads The Idea of Evil?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Peter Dews
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell; Blackwell Pub.
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780470765906
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Religion, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-24