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Book Title
Order of Evils : Toward an Ontology of Morals
Publication Name
The Order of Evils
Title
The Order of Evils
Subtitle
Toward an Ontology of Morals
Author
Adi Ophir
Translator
Havi Carel
Contributor
Havi Carel (Translated by)
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-10
189095151X
EAN
9781890951511
ISBN
9781890951511
Publisher
Zone Books
Genre
Religion, History, Philosophy
Release Date
08/10/2005
Release Year
2005
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
1.9in
Item Length
9.3in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
38 Oz
Series
Zone Books
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Ethics, Holocaust, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Metaphysics, History & Surveys / Modern, Good & Evil, Middle East / General
Number of Pages
704 Pages

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What remains of moral judgment when truth itself is mistrusted, when the validity of every belief system depends on its context, when power and knowledge are inextricably entangled? Is a viable moral theory still possible in the wake of the postmodern criticism of modern philosophy? The Order of Evils responds directly to these questions and dilemmas with one simple and brilliant change of focus. Rather than concentrating on the age-old themes of justice and freedom, Adi Ophir offers a moral theory that foregrounds the existential and political nature of Evil. Ophir's main contention is that evil is neither a diabolical element residing in the hearts of men nor a meaningless absence of the good. Rather, it is the socially structured order of "superfluous evils." Evils, like pain, suffering, loss, and humiliation, are superfluous when they could have -- but have not -- been prevented. Through close analysis of seminal works by modern and postmodern philosophers -- from Rousseau, Kant, Marx, Sartre, and Arendt to Foucault, L vinas, Derrida, and Lyotard -- Ophir forges a new perspective for thinking about what it means to be a moral being; to be moral, he argues, is to care for others and to be committed to preventing, at all costs, their suffering and distress. A theoretically sophisticated work, The Order of Evils also bears the traces of Ophir's own political and personal experiences as an Israeli philosopher and activist. Two major events in recent Jewish history have profoundly influenced his thinking: the Holocaust and the prolonged Israeli domination of Palestinians in the occupied territories, both of which are interpreted within the author's moral framework as systematic productions of evils. Ophir does not compare the two events. Instead, he introduces a typology of disasters that allows them to be located within the wide spectrum of human-generated calamities whose specificity and general patterns emerge clearly and distinctly as what they are and are not.

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Zone Books
ISBN-10
189095151x
ISBN-13
9781890951511
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038694308

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Book Title
Order of Evils : Toward an Ontology of Morals
Author
Adi Ophir
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Ethics, Holocaust, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Metaphysics, History & Surveys / Modern, Good & Evil, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Religion, History, Philosophy
Number of Pages
704 Pages

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Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.9in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
38 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Bj1401.O6413 2005
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"Ophir presents a well-argued alternative to other philosophical outlooks that ground moral life on basic concepts such as rights, duties or pleasure. A sophisticated phenomenological account of the superfluous evil, The Order of Evilsexplores both the ontology of evil and its social and experiential structure. This is the most sustained and brilliant philosophical discussion of evil I have ever read." -Moshe Halbertal, Department of Philosophy, Hebrew University
Copyright Date
2005
Lccn
2004-050121
Dewey Decimal
170
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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