Concept of Evil in Contemporary Culture

About this course

Contemporary culture reflects a fascination with the concept of evil. This course examines the philosophical question of evil through the lens of film, literature, and modern culture. Is evil a response to the absence of God and a fundamental nihilistic attitude towards life in general or is it rather an unfortunate means to an end, often motivated by some higher political purpose? These questions among others are addressed through an analysis of the representations of evil in contemporary culture.

Faculty

Morten Lykkegaard

Faculty

Cand.mag. (History of Literature, Modern Culture and Philosophy, University of Aarhus, 2003). Former editor of Lettre Internationale. With DIS since 2013.