{"product_id":"the-roots-of-evil-a-postmodern-exploration-of-the-unintended-consequences-of-civilization-9781088077962","title":"The Roots of Evil: A Postmodern Exploration of the Unintended Consequences of Civilization","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe following discussion is a basic presumption that evil is not an entity but rather a perspective created by the powers in authority to maintain control of the community. The book's basic proposition is that evil happens when four factors converge: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Binary thinking (i.e., \"us versus them\")\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Control of information\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Simplistic solutions to complex situations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Power over behavior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book further proposes that the two basic genetic predispositions of humankind-love and curiosity-are often threatening to authority. It also reviews and deconstructs ideas and beliefs often taken for granted in our Western culture, analyzing from historical and contemporaneous contexts situations where evil has materialized. Finally, it demonstrates how the same macrocultural factors can bring about evil as an unintended consequence of education, religion, and psychotherapeutic practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy offering postmodern practices as an alternative to modernism, this book attempts to demonstrate how modernism is stultified and unable to bring about new possibilities in a rapidly changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15820639\"\u003eEvan Longin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Evan Longin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781088077962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 108807796X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL042000\"\u003ePolitical Ideologies | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI008000\"\u003eGood \u0026amp; Evil\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Evan Longin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44488986951917,"sku":"9781088077962","price":31.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_78c8474e-d792-4fdb-9b9f-61787086cbe6.jpg?v=1700860157","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-roots-of-evil-a-postmodern-exploration-of-the-unintended-consequences-of-civilization-9781088077962","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}