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Imanuelio Kanto radikalaus blogio politika ir terorizmas
Politics and Terrorism of Immanuel Kant’s Radical Evil

Author(s): Gintautas Grigonis
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Behaviorism, Criminology, Studies in violence and power
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: radical evil; suicidal terrorism; moral law; Immanuel Kant;

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes Immanuel Kant’s concept of radical evil within the broader corpus of Kant’s practical works in order to ascertain whether suicidal terrorism can be interpreted using his philosophical framework. Said analysis establishes the dynamic between radical evil and other characteristics of Kantian human nature – unsocial-sociability and propensity towards humanity, whilst focusing on the political implications of said dynamic. When analyzed utilizing the established framework of politics of radical evil, suicidal terrorism reveals the extremities of human behavior as well as potential flaws of Kantian philosophy.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 4(104)
  • Page Range: 62-88
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Lithuanian