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

Autores/as

  • Helga VARDEN University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

DOI:

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

Palabras clave:

The highest (political) good, the predisposition to good in human nature, the propensity to evil, despotism, anarchy, 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

Resumen

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.

Biografía del autor/a

  • 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

Número

Vol. 12 Núm. 1 (2024)

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Licencia

Derechos de autor 2024 Estudios kantianos [EK]

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Esta obra está bajo una licencia internacional Creative Commons Atribución 4.0.

Cómo citar

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