The Social Authority Of Reason: Kant's Critique, Radical Evil, And The Destiny Of Humankind (S U N Y Series in Philosophy)

@book{citeulike:1448064, abstract = {{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\&\#151;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\&\#151;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"\&\#151;lasting peace among nations.}}, author = {Rossi, Philip J. }, citeulike-article-id = {1448064}, howpublished = {Hardcover}, isbn = {0791464296}, keywords = {community, kant, radical\_evil, reason}, month = {April}, posted-at = {2007-07-11 11:04:34}, priority = {2}, publisher = {{State University of New York Press}}, title = {The Social Authority Of Reason: Kant's Critique, Radical Evil, And The Destiny Of Humankind (S U N Y Series in Philosophy)}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&path=ASIN/0791464296}, year = {2005} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:1448064 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1448064 TI - The Social Authority Of Reason: Kant's Critique, Radical Evil, And The Destiny Of Humankind (S U N Y Series in Philosophy) PB - {State University of New York Press} SN - 0791464296 N2 - {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.} KW - community KW - kant KW - radical_evil KW - reason AU - Rossi, Philip PY - 2005/04/07/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0791464296 ER -