Synopses & Reviews
Arguing that the prevalence of evil presents a fundamental problem for our secular sensibility, John Kekes develops a conception of character-morality as a response. He shows that the main sources of evil are habitual, unchosen actions produced by our character defects and that we can increase our control over the evil we cause by cultivating a reflective temper.
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An engaging blend of cultural insight, careful reasoning, and reflective wisdom. . . . John Kekes offers a compelling vision of the human condition and presents a set of logical conclusions about how we should live our lives in light of this vision. -- Anthony E. Hartle, Society Fascinating, existentially relevant, even wise. [Facing Evil] is among the best works of contemporary moral philosophy in this or any year in recent memory. -- Craig K. Ihara, San Francisco Review of Books [A] thoughtful, wide-ranging book . . . Every reader will find . . . numerous insights and interesting arguments. -- Stephen Nathanson, Philosophy and Literature
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"An engaging blend of cultural insight, careful reasoning, and reflective wisdom. . . . John Kekes offers a compelling vision of the human condition and presents a set of logical conclusions about how we should live our lives in light of this vision."--Anthony E. Hartle, Society
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"Fascinating, existentially relevant, even wise. [Facing Evil] is among the best works of contemporary moral philosophy in this or any year in recent memory."--Craig K. Ihara, San Francisco Review of Books
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"[A] thoughtful, wide-ranging book . . . Every reader will find . . . numerous insights and interesting arguments."--Stephen Nathanson, Philosophy and Literature
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[A] thoughtful, wide-ranging book . . . Every reader will find . . . numerous insights and interesting arguments. Craig K. Ihara - San Francisco Review of Books
Synopsis
Arguing that the prevalence of evil presents a fundamental problem for our secular sensibility, John Kekes develops a conception of character-morality as a response. He shows that the main sources of evil are habitual, unchosen actions produced by our character defects and that we can increase our control over the evil we cause by cultivating a reflective temper.