The purpose of this dissertation is to analyze the theme of radical evil (radikales Böse). This
theme, as we will see, has implications for Kant's practical philosophy, especially after the
philosopher completed the formulation of the Critical Project, which involves the three
Critiques. Such implications precede the examination of the theme conducted in the work The
religion within the limits of simple reason (1793). In this sense, the aforementioned link is
directly exposed in this work, but it is not exhausted therein. Therefore, in our examination,
initially, we are interested in discussing the main elements of Kant's argumentation, which are
like necessary conditions and broaden the horizon in which the religious theme combined
with the conception of evil receives the deserved prominence in the panorama of
transcendental philosophy. The notion of radical evil cannot be summarized as a religious or
anthropological thesis, so our research will argue that Kant's work on Religion is in line with
his earlier works on morality.
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