Victims and Values: A History and a Theory of Suffering

by Joseph A. Amato

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Victims and Values joins history and ethics, conducting a timely inquiry into conscience and politics. Mindful of William James's notion that ethics must be grounded in the historical situation, this book examines fundamental ambiquities, dichotomies, and contradictions that we experience about the worth of our own suffering and that of others. In particular, it analyzes how victims make a powerful claim upon contemporary conscience and...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0313259038

ISBN13:9780313259036

Release Date:November 1990

Publisher:Praeger

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.22 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"

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Christian Books & Bibles Christianity Humanism Humanities Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Theology

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