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The Social Authority of Reason: Kant's Critique, Radical Evil, and the Destiny
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The Social Authority of Reason: Kant's Critique, Radical Evil, and the Destiny of Humankind Hardcover - 2005

by Philip J. Rossi Sj


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In The Social Authority of Reason, Philip J. Rossi, SJ argues that the current cultural milieu of globalization is strikingly reflective of the human condition appraised by Kant, in which mutual social interaction for human good is hamstrung by our contentious "unsociable sociability." He situates the paradoxical nature of contemporary society--its opportunities for deepening the bonds of our common human mutuality along with its potential for enlarging the fissures that arise from our human differences--in the context of Kant's notion of radical evil. As a corrective, Rossi proposes that we draw upon the social character of Kant's critique of reason, which offers a communal trajectory for human moral effort and action. This trajectory still has power to open the path to what Kant called "the highest political good"--lasting peace among nations.

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During the last twenty-five years, a number of scholars have undertaken significant re-examination of Kant's critical project within its own historical context.

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  • Title The Social Authority of Reason: Kant's Critique, Radical Evil, and the Destiny of Humankind
  • Author Philip J. Rossi Sj
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Printing
  • Pages 204
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher State University of New York Press, New York, NY
  • Date April 7, 2005
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780791464298 / 0791464296
  • Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.52 x 0.72 in (23.67 x 16.56 x 1.83 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Good and evil, Social ethics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004011172
  • Dewey Decimal Code 170.92

About the author

Philip J. Rossi, SJ is Professor of Theology at Marquette University and the coeditor (with Michael J. Wreen) of Kant's Philosophy of Religion Reconsidered.

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