Absolute Goodness, the Banality of Evil, and the Wickedness Beyond Vice
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Absolute Goodness, the Banality of Evil, and the Wickedness Beyond Vice
Original language description
The chapter deals with the problem of evil in Arendt, who overcomes the traditional theological dualism of good and evil by reflecting on absolute goodness and radical evil. The chapter argues that both good and evil in a pure or radical form turn out to be equally destructive for the world. A religious point of view is not disqualified but rather bypassed through her secular concerns. Arendt's hesitation about whether to name the evil of totalitarian regimes "radical" or "banal" reflect her attempt to confront the Western theological legacy while emphasizing the world perspective, worldliness and politics.
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Book/collection name
"Faith in the World" : Post-Secular Readings of Hannah Arendt
ISBN
978-3-593-51488-8
Number of pages of the result
13
Pages from-to
189-201
Number of pages of the book
251
Publisher name
Campus Verlag
Place of publication
Frankfurt am Main
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