Ordinary People and Extraordinary Evil: A Report on the Beguilings of EvilState University of New York Press, 31 mars 2010 - 168 pages What is it in the behavioral makeup of ordinary people, operating in the course of ordinary daily living, that lends itself to participating in horrendous activities — and doing so at times with zeal, at times with joy, at times without duress? Katz demonstrates that we do not need any special behavioral equipment for doing evil. The very same behaviors can take us in both directions for either living humanely and decently or for doing evil. This book demonstrates how some of these processes work, and sensitizes us to the potential for evil in our ongoing daily activities. This knowledge about ordinary behavior can empower us to take charge of our own direction, and help us turn away from beguilings of evil when they come our way. |
Table des matières
Confronting Evil and its Paradoxes | 17 |
Behavior Mechanisms at Work | 35 |
Some Faces of Evil | 45 |
Turning away from Evil | 111 |
Notes | 139 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Ordinary People and Extraordinary Evil: A Report on the Beguilings of Evil Fred Emil Katz Aucun aperçu disponible - 1993 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
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Fréquemment cités
Page vii - If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?