While moral philosophy has traditionally been understood as an examination of the good life, this book argues that ethical inquiry should, rather, begin from an examination of evil and other 'negative' moral concepts, such as guilt and suffering.

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University of Helsinki, Finland

Sami Pihlström

About the author

Sami Pihlström is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and the Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies at the University of Helsinki. He has published widely on pragmatism, the problem of realism, transcendental philosophy, and the philosophy of religion.

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Book Title: Taking Evil Seriously
Authors: Sami Pihlström
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137412669
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-41265-2Published: 11 July 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-41266-9Published: 11 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 139
Topics: Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Pragmatism

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Evil and Negativity: Sharpening the Pragmatic Method

The Moral Luck, Reward, and Punishment of a Sick Soul

A Suffering God and Post-Holocaust Pragmatism

A Metaphilosophical Conclusion

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