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Informationen zum Autor Dr David A. Roberts teaches philosophy at John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois. Klappentext For thousands of years philosophers and theologians have grappled with the problem of evil. Traditionally, evil has been seen as a weakness of sorts: the evil person is either ignorant, or weak-willed. But in the most horrifying acts of evil, the perpetrators are resolute, deliberate, and well aware of the pain they are causing. Here David Roberts painstakingly details the matrix of issues that evolved into Kierkegaard's own solution. Kierkegaard's psychological understanding of evil is that it arises out of despair - a despair that can become so vehement and ferocious that it lashes out at existence itself. Roberts shows how the despairing self can become strengthened and intensified through a conscious and free choice against the Good. This type of radical evil is neither ignorant nor weak. Zusammenfassung In taking up the problem of evil as it is found in the work of the Danish philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, the author has uncovered a framework that allows the notion of radical evil to be properly articulated. His book traces the sources of Kierkegaard's conception from its background in the work of Kant and Schelling. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction: Kant and Schelling on Radical Evil Ch. 1: The Struggle of Self-Becoming Ch. 2: The Spiritless Evasion of the Self Ch. 3: The Aesthetic Stage of Existence: Enjoyment Ch. 4: The Ethical Stage of Existence: Self-Choice Ch. 5: The Final Movement Toward Defiance: Infinite Resignation Conclusion: The Category of Offense Bibliography Index
