Difficult Freedom and Radical Evil in Kant: Deceiving Reason Contributor(s): Madore, Joel (Author) |
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ISBN: 147251307X ISBN-13: 9781472513076 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2013 Click for more in this series: Continuum Studies in Philosophy (Paperback) |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Religion | Philosophy |
Dewey: 170.92 |
Series: Continuum Studies in Philosophy (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (0.62 lbs) 208 pages |
Features: Bibliography |
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Publisher Description: To speak of evil is to speak of a gap between what is and what should be. If classical approaches to this problem often relied on a religious or metaphysical framework to structure their response, Kant's answer is typically modern in that it places within the subject the means of its own moral regeneration. And yet from his first essays on ethics to later, more rigorous writings on the issue, Kant also admits an undeniable fallibility and inherent weakness to humanity. This book explores this neglected existential side of Kant's work. It presents radical evil as vacillating between tragic and freedom, at the threshold of humanity. Through it's careful exegesis of the Kantian corpus, in gauging contemporary responses from both philosophical traditions, and by drawing from concrete examples of evil, the book offers a novel and accessible account of what is widely considered to be an intricate yet urgent problem of philosophy. |
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