Toward a Karendtian theory of political evil— connecting Kant and Arendt on politicalwrongdoing

Autores

  • Helga VARDEN University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36311/2318-0501/2024.v12n1.p61

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The highest (political) good, the predisposition to good in human nature, the propensity to evil, despotism, anarchy, and barbarism, power vs. strength vs. force vs. violence, tyranny vs. totalitarianism, the mob vs. the elite vs. the totalitarian movement (masses and totalitarian leader), modernity; Pariah vs. Parvenue

Resumo

This paper shows ways to develop, integrate, and transform Kant’s and Arendt’s theories on political evil into a unified Karendtian theory. Given the deep influence Kant had on Arendt’s thinking, the deep philosophical compatibility between their projects is not surprising. But the results of drawing on the resources left by both is exciting and groundbreaking with regard to both political evil in general and the challenges of modernity and totalitarianism in particular. 

Biografia do Autor

  • Helga VARDEN, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    This paper shows ways to develop, integrate, and transform Kant’s and Arendt’s theories on political evil into a unified Karendtian theory. Given the deep influence Kant had on Arendt’s thinking, the deep philosophical compatibility between their projects is not surprising. But the results of drawing on the resources left by both is exciting and groundbreaking with regard to both political evil in general and the challenges of modernity and totalitarianism in particular. 

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Publicado

2024-07-15

Edição

v. 12 n. 1 (2024)

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Copyright (c) 2024 Estudos Kantianos [EK]

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Toward a Karendtian theory of political evil— connecting Kant and Arendt on politicalwrongdoing. (2024). Estudos Kantianos [EK], 12(1), 61. https://doi.org/10.36311/2318-0501/2024.v12n1.p61