Radical evil

phrase used by Immanuel Kant

Radical evil was a phrase used by Immanuel Kant to describe a kind of evil. He described it as a full corruption of a person by evil..[1][2] Many authors think it contradicts his general philosophy .[3][4]

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  1. Caswell, Matthew (2006). "Kant's Conception of the Highest Good, the Gesinnung, and the Theory of Radical Evil". Kant Studien. 97 (2): 184–209. doi:10.1515/KANT.2006.011. ISSN 1613-1134. S2CID 170893356.
  2. Kant's Religion within the boundaries of mere reason: a critical guide. Michalson, Gordon E., 1948-. New York. ISBN 978-1-107-01852-5. OCLC 875674753.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1369415412000283
  4. Fackenheim, Emil L. (1954). "Kant and Radical Evil". University of Toronto Quarterly. 23 (4): 339–353. ISSN 1712-5278.