Royce and Bernstein on Evil

VIALE, CLAUDIO MARCELO

Contemporary Pragmatism

Rodopi

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2013 vol. 10 p. 73 - 90

1572-3429

This article has a twofold purpose: on the one hand, it aims to reconstruct Josiah Royce?s views on evil; on the other hand, it intends to examine these Roycean views within the framework of Richard Bernstein?s work, particularly his books Radical Evil: a Philosophical Investigation and The Abuse of Evil. I conclude that, despite some shortcomings regarding his notion of evil, Royce?s philosophy should be recovered as a classical voice in order to fight against the abuse of evil.