In: Kant-Studien, 110 (2019), Nr. 1. pp. 49-73. ISSN 0022-8877 (Druck-Ausg.); 1613-1134 (Online-Ausg.)
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Abstract
Abstract: In Kantian philosophy, the evil heart is constituted as a system of self-degrading and self-deranging freedom by the coordination of two voluntary acts: the act of establishing radical evil and the act of a voluntary lie to oneself. The consequence is a kind of “madness of freedom”, which characterises the self-deception of evil. By discussing Kantian rhetoric as an elaborate art of writing, this structure will be explored via a new approach to reading ‘On Radical Evil in Human Nature’. The result is that it is the mere possibility of a lie to oneself originating in freedom that makes it impossible to cognise whether one’s heart is good or systematically evil.
| Document type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Kant-Studien |
| Volume: | 110 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Publisher: | de Gruyter |
| Place of Publication: | Berlin |
| Edition: | Zweitveröffentlichung |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2023 14:32 |
| Date: | 2019 |
| ISSN: | 0022-8877 (Druck-Ausg.); 1613-1134 (Online-Ausg.) |
| Page Range: | pp. 49-73 |
| Faculties / Institutes: | Philosophische Fakultät > Philosophisches Seminar |
| DDC-classification: | 100 Philosophy |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | radical evil, evil heart, self-deception, rhetoric |
| Additional Information: | Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. *** This publication is freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively. |
