Abysses of human perversity

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378636021

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Will, Ethics, Freedom, Selfishness, Wickedness, Compassion

Abstract

The present article elaborates a reflection on ethical questions, having as background the system of the unique thought of Arthur Schopenhauer. The central question is constituted by the philosophical problem of radical evil, a figure of extreme evil, which is rejected as an authentically human possibility in Kant's practical philosophy. The figure of the evil joy (Schadenfreude), as outlined in Schopenhauer's ethics - illustrated in the article with examples of universal literature - exhibits a type of character capable of transcending the limits of selfishness and configuring a mode of pure evil, analogous to the case of radical evil.

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Author Biography

Oswaldo Giacoia Junior, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP.

Doutor em Filosofia pelo Freie Universität Berlin. Professor Titular da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (IFCH – UNICAMP).

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2018-12-24

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Giacoia Junior, O. (2018). Abysses of human perversity. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 9(2), 16–34. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378636021

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2018): The Schopenhauer's practical philosophy and its influences

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