Kristen Renwick Monroe 
Ethics in an Age of Terror and Genocide [EPUB ebook] 
Identity and Moral Choice

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The significance of identity and psychology in determining moral choice
What causes genocide? Why do some stand by, doing nothing, while others risk their lives to help the persecuted? Ethics in an Age of Terror and Genocide analyzes riveting interviews with bystanders, Nazi supporters, and rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust to lay bare critical psychological forces operating during genocide. Monroe’s insightful examination of these moving—and disturbing—interviews underscores the significance of identity for moral choice.
Monroe finds that self-image and identity—especially the sense of self in relation to others—determine and delineate our choice options, not just morally but cognitively. She introduces the concept of moral salience to explain how we establish a critical psychological relationship with others, classifying individuals in need as ‘people just like us’ or reducing them to strangers perceived as different, threatening, or even beyond the boundaries of our concern. Monroe explicates the psychological dehumanization that is a prerequisite for genocide and uses her knowledge of human behavior during the Holocaust to develop a broader theory of moral choice, one applicable to other forms of ethnic, religious, racial, and sectarian prejudice, aggression, and violence. Her book fills a long-standing void in ethics and suggests that identity is more fundamental than reasoning in our treatment of others.

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Kristen Renwick Monroe is professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine. Her many books include
The Heart of Altruism and
The Hand of Compassion (both Princeton).

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Língua Inglês ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 456 ● ISBN 9781400840366 ● Tamanho do arquivo 1.7 MB ● Editora Princeton University Press ● Cidade Princeton ● País US ● Publicado 2011 ● Carregável 24 meses ● Moeda EUR ● ID 6503975 ● Proteção contra cópia Adobe DRM
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