Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy Free Audiobook Download by Susan Neiman

[Susan Neiman is] an acclaimed writer, philosopher, and art historian. This audiobook is based on her book by the same name which was published in 2017. On its opening page it claims that philosophy is “a series of reflections upon the question: What is evil?”

Susan Neiman's book "Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy" provides an intelligent and thought-provoking look into evil, the philosophical meaning of evil, the evolution of ideas about evil, and how 'evil' is handled in today's world.

Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy is an audiobook on philosophy edited by Susan Neiman. The work also has a corresponding book, which was published in 2003 by University of Chicago Press. The audiobook, narrated by Neiman, takes the reader through a history of Western philosophy from the 19th century to the present day. The narrator highlights certain philosophers, movements, and ideas that have been considered evil or malicious at one point or another throughout history.

"The word 'evil', as we use it today, has a talismanic - if not satanic - power. It invokes a sense of the horrific and the unthinkable that makes everything else seem familiar and safe."

Susan Neiman spends the first part of the book arguing that evil existed in the ancient world just as it does now. She argues that we have a tendency to explain moral dilemmas through supernatural causes, which leaves us with a limited understanding of human behavior. In this book, she traces the history of philosophical thought to show how different opinions about evil have shaped our modern view.

This book is about how the very idea of evil has changed and been shaped by thinking in the modern period- from the Enlightenment to the present day.