Laurence Mordekhai Thomas, Professor of Philosophy and Political Science Affiliate at Syracuse University, is also the author of Living Morally (Temple).

"This text is an admirably lucid and cogently argued comparison of two profoundly evil institutions, one that recognizes the differences between the Jewish and African American experiences of oppression without offering invidious comparisons.... An important and engrossing book."-Publishers Weekly "...a readable, even absorbing philosophical examination of the many faces of evil....This study deserves a wide readership."-Library Journal"This rich and interesting work is an important contribution to the philosophical study of moral psychology. Although a number of philosophers have explored moral issues raised by the Holocaust or by American Slavery, so far as I know, Thomas is the first important philosopher to undertake a large-scale comparison of the two."-David Blumenthal, Professor of Philosophy, Georgia State University

• PrefacePart I: On Becoming an Evil Self1. Two Faces of Evil: An Introduction2. The Human ConditionGood and Bad • Immoral Rapprochement • Understanding Obedience to Authority • Obeying Authority and Becoming Morally Sullied3. The Moral CommunityCommon-Sense Morality • Moral Drift • The People of Le Chambon4. Characterizing EvilActs of Evil5. The Psychology of DoublingThe Problem • Doubling and Multiple Personality Disorder • The Psychology of Doubling • Moral DisassociationPart II: The Institutions6. American Slavery and the HolocaustConception of the Victims • The Institutions7. Murderous Extermination and Natal AlienationDoing Justice to the Difference • Ultimates in Evil: Alienation and Extermination • Self-HatredPart III: Surviving into the Future8. After the AshesJews • Blacks • Historical Contexts • Group Autonomy9. The Fate of Blacks and JewsThe General Problem of Cooperation • Neither Coercive nor Affirming Cooperation • Cooperation and Having a Narrative • Blacks and JewsName IndexSubject Index

Laurence Mordekhai Thomas, Professor of Philosophy and Political Science Affiliate at Syracuse University, is also the author of Living Morally (Temple).

"This text is an admirably lucid and cogently argued comparison of two profoundly evil institutions, one that recognizes the differences between the Jewish and African American experiences of oppression without offering invidious comparisons.... An important and engrossing book."-Publishers Weekly "...a readable, even absorbing philosophical examination of the many faces of evil....This study deserves a wide readership."-Library Journal"This rich and interesting work is an important contribution to the philosophical study of moral psychology. Although a number of philosophers have explored moral issues raised by the Holocaust or by American Slavery, so far as I know, Thomas is the first important philosopher to undertake a large-scale comparison of the two."-David Blumenthal, Professor of Philosophy, Georgia State University

• PrefacePart I: On Becoming an Evil Self1. Two Faces of Evil: An Introduction2. The Human ConditionGood and Bad • Immoral Rapprochement • Understanding Obedience to Authority • Obeying Authority and Becoming Morally Sullied3. The Moral CommunityCommon-Sense Morality • Moral Drift • The People of Le Chambon4. Characterizing EvilActs of Evil5. The Psychology of DoublingThe Problem • Doubling and Multiple Personality Disorder • The Psychology of Doubling • Moral DisassociationPart II: The Institutions6. American Slavery and the HolocaustConception of the Victims • The Institutions7. Murderous Extermination and Natal AlienationDoing Justice to the Difference • Ultimates in Evil: Alienation and Extermination • Self-HatredPart III: Surviving into the Future8. After the AshesJews • Blacks • Historical Contexts • Group Autonomy9. The Fate of Blacks and JewsThe General Problem of Cooperation • Neither Coercive nor Affirming Cooperation • Cooperation and Having a Narrative • Blacks and JewsName IndexSubject Index

Laurence Mordekhai Thomas, Professor of Philosophy and Political Science Affiliate at Syracuse University, is also the author of Living Morally (Temple).

"This text is an admirably lucid and cogently argued comparison of two profoundly evil institutions, one that recognizes the differences between the Jewish and African American experiences of oppression without offering invidious comparisons.... An important and engrossing book."-Publishers Weekly "...a readable, even absorbing philosophical examination of the many faces of evil....This study deserves a wide readership."-Library Journal"This rich and interesting work is an important contribution to the philosophical study of moral psychology. Although a number of philosophers have explored moral issues raised by the Holocaust or by American Slavery, so far as I know, Thomas is the first important philosopher to undertake a large-scale comparison of the two."-David Blumenthal, Professor of Philosophy, Georgia State University

• PrefacePart I: On Becoming an Evil Self1. Two Faces of Evil: An Introduction2. The Human ConditionGood and Bad • Immoral Rapprochement • Understanding Obedience to Authority • Obeying Authority and Becoming Morally Sullied3. The Moral CommunityCommon-Sense Morality • Moral Drift • The People of Le Chambon4. Characterizing EvilActs of Evil5. The Psychology of DoublingThe Problem • Doubling and Multiple Personality Disorder • The Psychology of Doubling • Moral DisassociationPart II: The Institutions6. American Slavery and the HolocaustConception of the Victims • The Institutions7. Murderous Extermination and Natal AlienationDoing Justice to the Difference • Ultimates in Evil: Alienation and Extermination • Self-HatredPart III: Surviving into the Future8. After the AshesJews • Blacks • Historical Contexts • Group Autonomy9. The Fate of Blacks and JewsThe General Problem of Cooperation • Neither Coercive nor Affirming Cooperation • Cooperation and Having a Narrative • Blacks and JewsName IndexSubject Index