I want to do bad things : modern interpretations of evil / Kristin L. Bone, Rivkah Grieg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bone, Kristin L., author.

Grieg, Rivkah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Metaphysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Inter-Disciplinary Press, [2014]

Summary:

This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2014. Far from the confines of black and white, evil today is an often complex and ever-evolving concept which can be found in all facets of life. This book offers a collection of views on the concepts of evil and wickedness from a variety of subjects, helping to show the range and scope of this universal concept. Chapters begin by exploring the concept of evil from a philosophical perspective, attempting to question the very nature of evil itself and what issues help to constitute the subject. They continue by discussing evil as it relates to monetary value in terms of capitalism, politics, and binary code. The last two sections focus on evil through the lens of literature and film, touching upon a wide range of characters from the villain-hero of the Elizabethan era to the modern day antihero featured in twenty-first century film.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Kristin L. Bone and Rivka Greig

Freud against Neighbour Love / Regan Lance Reitsma

The Night the Dunes Fell Silent / Robin L. Fetherston

Ruptures in Understanding: The Banality of Evil and the Differend / Cassie A. Pedersen

Architecture and Evil: Imagined Landscapes / Robert W. Butler

Nietzsche’s Perfectionism and Evil-Scepticism / Peter Brian Barry

Late Capitalism, Psychopathy and the Ontology of Evil / Helen Patey

Reversals: How Psychologising Evil Makes Private of the Political and Alleviates Responsibility and Judgement / Sophia Kanaouti

Evil as ‘Ressentiment’: Binary Codes and Social Pathologies / Spiros Gangas

Dark Side of a Hero: The Villain in the Role of the Protagonist / Kristin L. Bone

Humanly Evil: A Lesson from Milton and Tolkien on Being an Antihero / Rivkah Greig

The Universal Glass Mirror: A Study in the Personification of Evil in Oscar Wilde’s Picture of Dorian Gray / Bethany Dahlstrom

‘No One Mourns the Wicked’: Evolving Perspectives on the Wicked Witch of the West / Priya Banwait and Ailea Merriam-Pigg

‘They Don’t Have a Name for what He Is:’ Hannibal Lecter’s Popularity Explained from a Feminist and a Marxist Perspective / Kanta Dihal

‘I’m a Monster. What I Do Is Evil’: Monsters and Evil in Joss Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity / Laura Chilcoat.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-84888-330-7

OCLC:

1096241477

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781848883307 DOI