Humanity - A Moral History of the Twentieth Century

Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Glover is Director of the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics at King's College London. his previous books include Responsibility , Causing Death and Saving Lives , What Sort of People Should There Be? and I: Philosophy and Psychology of Personal Identity . He chaired a European Commission Working Party on the ethics of assisted reproduction. Klappentext The analysis of Nazism explores the emotionally powerful combination of tribalism and belief which enabled people to commit acts otherwise unimaginable. Drawing on accounts of participants, victims and observers, Jonathan Glover shows that different atrocities have common patterns which suggest weak points in our psychology. Zusammenfassung The analysis of Nazism explores the emotionally powerful combination of tribalism and belief which enabled people to commit acts otherwise unimaginable. Drawing on accounts of participants, victims and observers, Jonathan Glover shows that different atrocities have common patterns which suggest weak points in our psychology.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Glover
• Publisher: Pimlico
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.01.2001
• EAN: 9780712665414
• ISBN: 978-0-7126-6541-4
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); PSYCHOLOGY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, HISTORY / World, Psychology, General & world history, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, General and world history