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The Order of Evils: Toward an Ontology of Morals »

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Authors: Adi Ophir, Havi Carel (Translator), Rela Mezali
ISBN-13: 9781890951511, ISBN-10: 189095151X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Zone Books
Date Published: June 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Adi Ophir

Adi Ophir is Professor of Philosophy and Political Theory at the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas at Tel Aviv University. He is the author of The Order of Evils: Toward and Ontology of Morals (Zone Books, 2005) and other books.

Book Synopsis

A new moral theory from an Israeli philosopher and activist emphasizing the existential and political nature of evil.

Table of Contents

Pt. 1That which was and is no longer
Ch. 1Disappearance41
Ch. 2Loss89
Ch. 3Damage127
Pt. 2What there is
Ch. 4Presence169
Ch. 5Excitation211
Ch. 6Suffering257
Pt. 3The superfluous
Ch. 7Evils327
Ch. 8Evil403
Ch. 9These times519

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