{"product_id":"the-order-of-evils-toward-an-ontology-of-morals-hardcover","title":"The Order of Evils: Toward an Ontology of Morals - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdi Ophir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRela Mazali\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHavi Carel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat remains of moral judgment when truth itself is mistrusted, when the validity of every belief system depends on its context, when power and knowledge are inextricably entangled? Is a viable moral theory still possible in the wake of the postmodern criticism of modern philosophy? \u003ci\u003eThe Order of Evils\u003c\/i\u003e responds directly to these questions and dilemmas with one simple and brilliant change of focus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than concentrating on the age-old themes of justice and freedom, Adi Ophir offers a moral theory that foregrounds the existential and political nature of Evil. Ophir's main contention is that evil is neither a diabolical element residing in the hearts of men nor a meaningless absence of the good. Rather, it is the socially structured order of \"superfluous evils.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvils, like pain, suffering, loss, and humiliation, are superfluous when they could have -- but have not -- been prevented. Through close analysis of seminal works by modern and postmodern philosophers -- from Rousseau, Kant, Marx, Sartre, and Arendt to Foucault, L vinas, Derrida, and Lyotard -- Ophir forges a new perspective for thinking about what it means to be a moral being; to be moral, he argues, is to care for others and to be committed to preventing, at all costs, their suffering and distress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA theoretically sophisticated work, \u003ci\u003eThe Order of Evils\u003c\/i\u003e also bears the traces of Ophir's own political and personal experiences as an Israeli philosopher and activist. Two major events in recent Jewish history have profoundly influenced his thinking: the Holocaust and the prolonged Israeli domination of Palestinians in the occupied territories, both of which are interpreted within the author's moral framework as systematic productions of evils. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOphir does not compare the two events. Instead, he introduces a typology of disasters that allows them to be located within the wide spectrum of human-generated calamities whose specificity and general patterns emerge clearly and distinctly as what they are and are not.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Anijar, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Curriculum andCultural Studies at Arizona State University. She is the author ofTeaching towards the Twenty-fourth Century: The Social Curriculum ofStar Trek (Falmer Press: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis, 2000) and coeditor (withJohn Weaver and Toby Daspit) of Science Fiction Curriculum, CyborgTeachers, and Youth Cultures (Peter Lang Press, forthcoming). She haspublished several chapters and articles on whiteness, including achapter in White-Reign (St. Martin's Press, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165562048647,"sku":"9781890951511","price":84.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b44e508281e0826f0ab1dd19b25c9881.webp?v=1733314516","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-order-of-evils-toward-an-ontology-of-morals-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}