{"product_id":"the-matter-of-evil-drew-m-dalton-9780810146402","title":"The Matter of Evil: From Speculative Realism to Ethical Pessimism","description":"\u003cb\u003eA provocative and entirely new account of ethical reasoning that reconceives the traditional understanding of ethical action negatively\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this radical reconsideration of ethical reasoning in contemporary European philosophy, Drew M. Dalton makes the case for an absolutely grounded account of ethical normativity developed from a scientifically informed and purely materialistic metaphysics. Expanding on speculative realist arguments, Dalton argues that the limits placed on the nature of ethical judgments by Kant's critique can be overcome through a moral evaluation of the laws of nature--specifically, the entropic principle that undergirds the laws of physics, chemistry, and biology. In order to extract a moral meaning from this simple material fact, Dalton scrutinizes the presumptions of classical accounts and traditional understandings of good and evil within the history of Western philosophy and ultimately asserts that ethical normativity can be reestablished absolutely without reverting to dogmatism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By overturning our assumptions about the nature and value of reality, \u003ci\u003eThe Matter of Evil: From Speculative Realism to Ethical Pessimism\u003c\/i\u003e presents a provocative new model of ethical responsibility that is both logically justifiable and scientifically sound. Dalton argues for \"ethical pessimism,\" a position previously marginalized in the West, as a means to cultivate an account of ethical responsibility and political activism that takes seriously the unbecoming of being and the moral horror of existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Drew M. Dalton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810146401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810146402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Drew M. Dalton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302084931839,"sku":"9780810146402","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0703157-8317-4fc8-842a-2c4e2258562f.jpg?v=1695159428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-matter-of-evil-drew-m-dalton-9780810146402","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}