Moral horror
The common belief is that it is appropriate to feel moral horror when faced with cases of extreme evil (such as the Nazi holocaust). It is argued here that this is a mistake, and that certain kinds of emotional reactions (including horror, shock and outrage) only reinforce our own self-images, and d...
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Language: | English |
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Routledge
2003
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Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2003, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 321-327 |
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