DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

Kant's Anatomy of Evil

Pablo Muchnik editor Sharon Anderson-Gold editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:6th Mar '14

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

This paperback is available in another edition too:

Kant's Anatomy of Evil cover

Leading scholars of Kant examine and elucidate his views on evil and how they can be extended to contemporary questions.

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.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.

"... Kant's Anatomy of Evil resoundingly succeeds in showing the depth of Kant's resources for dealing with the problem of moral evil. Anyone with a professional interest in Kant's practical philosophy should read it." --Robert Gressis, California State University, Northridge, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

ISBN: 9781107414730

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm

Weight: 360g

264 pages