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The Moral Fool: A Case for Amorality

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Availability:In StockContributor:Hans-Georg MoellerPublish date:2009-07-15Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231145091ISBN-10:231145098UPC:9780231145091Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ethics & Moral Philosophy, EasternSize:8.10 x 5.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC51DZTAXN

The Moral Fool: A Case for Amorality

Justice, equality, and righteousness--these are some of our greatest moral convictions. Yet in times of social conflict, morals can become rigid, making religious war, ethnic cleansing, and political purges possible. Morality, therefore, can be viewed as pathology-a rhetorical, psychological, and social tool that is used and abused as a weapon.

An expert on Eastern philosophies and social systems...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231145091ISBN-10:231145098UPC:9780231145091Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ethics & Moral Philosophy, EasternSize:8.10 x 5.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC51DZTAXN
Hans-Georg Moeller is senior lecturer in the Philosophy Department at University College Cork, Ireland. His publications on Daoism and social systems theory include Choice Outstanding Academic Title The Philosophy of the Daodejing as well as a translation of the Daodejing, Daoism Explained: From the Dream of the Butterfly to the Fishnet Allegory, and Luhmann Explained: From Souls to Systems.
Publisher: Columbia University Press

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