Psychology and the Natural Law of Reparation

Autorentext

C. Fred Alford is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he taught ancient and medieval political philosophy for thirty-eight years. He has written eighteen books on diverse subjects: psychoanalysis and politics, natural law, trauma theory, and the legacy of the Holocaust. While not a professional theologian, Alford wrote a book on Emmanuel Levinas (Talmudic scholar and postmodern philosopher), one on natural law, and still another addressing the book of Job.

Klappentext

This 2006 book adds an extra dimension to the argument surrounding universal values of right and wrong.

Zusammenfassung
The tradition of natural law argues that there are universal values of right and wrong shared by every human. Drawing on the work of psychoanalyst Melanie Klein, whose analyses have touched upon issues related to original sin, trespass, guilt, and salvation, this 2006 text adds another dimension to this argument.

Inhalt

Preface; 1. Antigone and the natural law; 2. Younger people, relativism, and the natural law; 3. Natural law and natural evil; 4. Making reparation moral.