Moral Disasters

  • Maximiliano Korstanje International Society for Philosophers, Sheffield (United Kingdom) Universidad de Palermo, Argentina
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_NOMA.2013.v37.n1.42559
Keywords: moral disasters, democracies, dictatorship, narrating evil

Abstract

The present short review essay explores the definition of evilness contrasting three seminal works, Narrating Evil, a good book authored by Pia Lara, Lucifer effects in P. Zimbardo and Violence of S. Zizek. Although both texts represent contrasting view respecting to the moral disasters, what is important to discuss here is to what an extent, good people may act criminal acts. In former century, liberal theory postulated that evilness should be controlled in democratic countries. The law of people not only was sufficient to grant the individual liberties but also ensured the life of republic. This was nothing further from the truth.

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Published
2013-06-20
How to Cite
Korstanje M. (2013). Moral Disasters. Nómadas. Critical Journal of Social and Juridical Science, 37(1), 63-71. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_NOMA.2013.v37.n1.42559
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Vol. 37 No. 1 (2013)
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Essay

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