Freedom and Responsibility:Kant and Arendt on Radical Evil
Kant and Arendt both conducted in-depth reflections on the problem of evil,yet a thorough examination of the relationship between their concepts of radical evil remains to be seen.The quasi-transcendental analytical approach reveals that the formation of evil is influenced not only by innate factors but also closely tied to social environmental factors.This approach provides an effective analytical pathway for deepening the common understanding of Kant's and Arendt's theories on radical evil.Based on this,the analysis of radical evil should start from acts of empirical evil,tracing back to its deeper subjective basis-the nature of freedom.Arendt and Kant exhibit structural similarities in their concepts of freedom.Both focus on human freedom and moral responsibility in the shared meaning of radical evil.Arendt's inheritance and development of Kant's theory of radical evil offer a new perspective and a broader theoretical dimension for a profound understanding of the problem of evil.
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