{"product_id":"the-fiction-of-evil-peter-brian-barry-9781138807785","title":"The Fiction of Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat makes someone an evil person? How are evil people different from merely bad people? Do evil people really exist? Can we make sense of evil people if we mythologize them? Do evil people take pleasure in the suffering of others? Can evil people be redeemed? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Brian Barry answers these questions by examining a wide range of works from renowned authors, including works of literature by Kazuo Ishiguro, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and Oscar Wilde alongside classic works of philosophy by Nietzsche and Aristotle. By considering great texts from literature and philosophy, Barry examines whether evil is merely a fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fiction of Evil\u003c\/em\u003e explores how the study of literature can contribute to the study of metaphysics and ethics and it is essential reading for those studying the concept of evil or philosophy of literature at undergraduate level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Brian Barry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138807788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138807785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Peter Brian Barry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131639329023,"sku":"9781138807785","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7594e57-e8bb-43f3-b037-a79bc2fa2512.jpg?v=1687475557","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fiction-of-evil-peter-brian-barry-9781138807785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}