In "Out of Eden," Paul W. Kahn offers a philosophical meditation
on the problem of evil. He uses the Genesis story of the Fall as
the starting point for a profound articulation of the human
condition. Kahn shows us that evil expresses the rage of a subject
who knows both that he is an image of an infinite God and that he
must die. Kahn's interpretation of Genesis leads him to inquiries
into a variety of modern forms of evil, including slavery, torture,
and genocide.
Kahn takes issue with Hannah Arendt's theory of the banality of
evil, arguing that her view is an instance of the modern world's
lost capacity to speak of evil. Psychological, social, and
political accounts do not explain evil as much as explain it away.
Focusing on the existential roots of evil rather than on the
occasions for its appearance, Kahn argues that evil originates in
man's flight from death. He urges us to see that the opposite of
evil is not good, but love: while evil would master death, love
would transcend it.
Offering a unique perspective that combines political and
cultural theory, law, and philosophy, Kahn here continues his
project of advancing a political theology of modernity.
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