by Jonathan Glover · Pimlico · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780712665414
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«Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century» is the historical and philosophical essay by Jonathan Glover, published by Pimlico (480 pages, paperback).
The author analyzes the psychology behind the great atrocities of the twentieth century —the Holocaust, Hiroshima, the Gulag, Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Rwanda— and how belief systems and tribalism could bring them about. Drawing on accounts from participants, victims and observers, he seeks common patterns and proposes an ethics that might help prevent their recurrence.
Originally published in 1999; this Pimlico edition appeared in 2001. The full title is 'Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century'.
A work of interest to readers of history, moral philosophy and psychology seeking to understand twentieth-century atrocities.
Jonathan Glover is a British philosopher known for his books and studies on ethics. He currently teaches ethics at King's College London. Glover is a fellow of the Hastings Center, an independent bioethics research institution in the United States, and is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.
