by Jonathan Glover · Ediciones Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437619255
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«Humanidad e inhumanidad» is the philosophy and history essay by Jonathan Glover, published by Ediciones Cátedra in paperback (568 pages, in Spanish).
The book analyses the brutality of the 20th century, from the Holocaust to Rwanda, to understand why mass atrocities are committed. Glover examines psychological traits common to perpetrators and accomplices, such as tribal hatred, blind adherence to ideology or diminished personal responsibility, and argues for developing a moral imagination that helps prevent them.
The essay belongs to the Teorema collection, major series, from Ediciones Cátedra. The paperback edition has 568 pages.
Recommended for readers interested in moral philosophy, ethics and contemporary history who seek a documented reflection on human cruelty.
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.
