The explanatory (in)ability of the evil concept in Kant

被引：0

作者：

Borges, Maria de Lourdes ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil

来源：

REVISTA DE FILOSOFIA AURORA | 2016年 / 28卷 / 44期

关键词：

Evil; Kant; Atrocity;

D O I：

10.7213/aurora.28.044.DS09

中图分类号：

B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ;

摘要：

In this paper, I analyze the concept of evil in Kant and its use by contemporary commentators. I present the criticisms about the capacity of this concept to correctly explain atrocities, such as genocide and terrorism. We notice that there are two different kinds of assessment: those who think the Kantian concept of evil is enough to explain atrocities and those who think we need a powerful concept to explain it.

引用

页码：573 / 582

页数：10