In this wholly original study, Josep Corbi asks how one should relate to a certain kind of human suffering, namely, the harm that people cause one another. Relying upon real life examples of human suffering--including torture, genocide, and warfare--as opposed to thought experiments, Corbi proposes a novel approach to self-knowledge that runs counter to standard Kantian approaches to morality.

• Cover 2
• Title 7
• Copyright 8
• Dedication 9
• Contents 13
• Acknowledgments 15
• Introduction 19
• 1 Thought Experiments, Justice and Character 29
  • 1.1 John Rawls: The Original Position 31
  • 1.2 Primo Levi’s Shame 39
  • 1.3 The Kantian Approach 54
• 2 The Loss of Confidence in the World 63
  • 2.1 The Issue 63
  • 2.2 The Three Poles of Torture 66
  • 2.3 The Content of Our Expectations 70