The Roots of Evil by Kekes, John

Cornell University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Ithaca NY: Cornell University Press, 2005. 2nd pr.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 261 pages, previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. "Evil is the most serious of our moral problems. All over the world cruelty, greed, prejudice, and fanaticism ruin the lives of countless victims. Outrage provokes outrage. Millions nurture seething hatred of real or imagined enemies, revealing savage and destructive tendencies in human nature. Understanding this challenges our optimistic illusions about the effectiveness of reason and morality in bettering human lives. But abandoning these illusions is vitally important because they are obstacles to countering the threat of evil. The aim of this book is to explain why people act in these ways and what can be done about it." The first part of this book is a detailed discussion of six horrible cases of evil: the Albigensian Crusade of about 1210; Robespierre's Terror of 1793?94; Franz Stangl, who commanded a Nazi death camp in… Read More

Cornell University Press, 2005-06-14. hardcover. Like New/Like New. 6x1x9. very good /like new hardcover with dustjacket.Your purchase benefits literacy and summer reading programs in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. We ship every business day. All books ship in cardboard bookfolds with delivery confirmation. Sets or unusually heavy items ship in a box.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2005. First printing. Hardcover. As New/Near fine. Black cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 261pp., not illustrated. Book as new, feels unread. DJ has mild toning and shelfwear.

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Cornell Univ Pr, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A square solid tight clean unread copy..

Cornell University Press, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Fine copy. No additions.

Cornell University Press, 2005-06-15. First Edition (1st printing). hardcover. Used: Good.

Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 2005. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. 261 pages. The first part of this book is a detailed discussion of six horrible cases of evil. The second part of the book is the author's views on why the explanations of evil inspired by christianity and the enlightenment fail to account for these cases and then provides an original explanation of evil in general. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

USA: Cornell University Press, 2005-06-15. 1. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. Inside D/J marked. Spotting to end papers. Slightly musty.

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