Earth’s Abominations: Philosophical Studies of Evil
HAYBRON, Daniel M. (Editor)

Amsterdam/New York, NY, 2002, VIII,166 pp.
Pb: 90-420-1278-1 EUR 30 / US$ 30

This book philosophically explores a wide range of subjects relating to evil and human wickedness, including the nature of evil, explaining evil, evil and moral responsibility, and responding to evil.

Contents

Foreword

Introduction: Evil as a Philosophical Concern
Daniel M. Haybron

The Disvalue of Pain and Pain-Infliction
Brian Schaefer

Intentionality and Wickedness
L. A. Zaibert

Toward a Theory of Evil Acts: A Critique of Laurence Thomas’s Theory of Evil Acts
Todd Calder

Consistency of Character and the Character of Evil
Daniel M. Haybron

Evolution, Altruism, and Intergroup Aggression
Stephen Reber

Plato’s Devil
S. R. Charles

“Clothed in Scarlet, Clothed with the Sun”: Thoughts on the Women of Apocalypse 12 and 17
Stephen Morris

Moral Luck and the Sources of Evil
Nafsika Athanassoulis

Responsibility, Punishment, and Wickedness
Michael Bavidge

Theodicy and Lament: Grappling with the Problem of Evil, Using Psalm 88
Susan Robbins

About the Contributors
Index

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