Kant's Anatomy of Evil - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521514320 ISBN 13: 9780521514323

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Kant infamously claimed that all human beings, without exception, are evil by nature. This collection of essays critically examines and elucidates what he must have meant by this indictment. It shows the role which evil plays in his overall philosophical project and analyses its relation to individual autonomy. Furthermore, it explores the relevance of Kant's views for understanding contemporary questions such as crimes against humanity and moral reconstruction. Leading scholars in the field engage a wide range of sources from which a distinctly Kantian theory of evil emerges, both subtle and robust, and capable of shedding light on the complex dynamics of human immorality.

About this title

Book Description:

Kant infamously claimed that all human beings, without exception, are evil by nature. This collection of essays critically examines and elucidates what he must have meant by this indictment. It shows the role which evil plays in his overall philosophical project and analyses its relation to individual autonomy.

About the Author:

Sharon Anderson-Gold is Professor and Chair at the Department of Science and Technology Studies in the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her previous publications include Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights (2001) and Unnecessary Evil: History and Moral Progress in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant (2001) which was nominated for the North American Society for Social Philosophy Book Prize.

Pablo Mucknik is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Siena College, Loudonville. He is the editor of Rethinking Kant: Volume 1 (2008).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521514320
• ISBN 13: 9780521514323
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Anderson-Gold Sharon, Muchnik Pablo