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Moral Cruelty : Ameaning and the Justification of Harm by Timothy L. Hulsey, Christopher J. Frost is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Moral Cruelty : Ameaning and the Justification of Harm about?

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 clichs. 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.

Author

Timothy L. Hulsey, Christopher J. Frost

Publisher

University Press of America, Incorporated

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780761828662

Subjects

Philosophy, Humanities

Rating

3.8 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14