Evil and Human Agency
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Johan Vettelsen's 'Evil and Human Agency' examines philosophical accounts of evil, focusing on how individual motives and agency contribute to harmful behavior.
The book challenges simplistic situational explanations by investigating psychological and moral dimensions that drive wrongdoing.
Vettelsen engages with historical and contemporary thinkers to argue that understanding evil requires attention to internal motives as well as external circumstances.
He explores themes like responsibility, agency, and the interplay between personal desires and social contexts.
The work contributes to debates in moral philosophy and social psychology about why people commit harmful acts and how to assign moral responsibility.
The book challenges simplistic situational explanations by investigating psychological and moral dimensions that drive wrongdoing.
Vettelsen engages with historical and contemporary thinkers to argue that understanding evil requires attention to internal motives as well as external circumstances.
He explores themes like responsibility, agency, and the interplay between personal desires and social contexts.
The work contributes to debates in moral philosophy and social psychology about why people commit harmful acts and how to assign moral responsibility.
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