Everyday evils : a psychoanalytic view of evil and morality / Coline Covington.

Author/creator Covington, Coline, 1953- author.
Format Book
PublicationAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
Copyright Date©2017
Descriptionxiii, 186 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Good and evil--Psychological aspects.
Ethics--Psychological aspects.

Contents Introduction -- Evil and destructiveness: a psychoanalytic view -- Hannah Arendt: evil and the eradication of thought -- Invisible handcuffs: the psychodynamics of capture-bonding -- The origin of morality -- Witnessing evil -- Demonization and mass killing: the other as evil -- The problem of forgiveness and reparation in the aftermath of evil -- The Islamic State and the glory of death -- Do we need a theory of evil? -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2016022523
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