LEADER 03650nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910454754103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-12970-8 010 $a9786612129704 010 $a1-4008-2744-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400827442 035 $a(CKB)1000000000756350 035 $a(EBL)445500 035 $a(OCoLC)368307227 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000490081 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12203913 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000490081 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10462042 035 $a(PQKB)10285142 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000216878 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11222324 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216878 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10202681 035 $a(PQKB)10597853 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC445500 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36247 035 $a(DE-B1597)446534 035 $a(OCoLC)979745015 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400827442 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL445500 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10284128 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL212970 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000756350 100 $a20060511d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOut of Eden$b[electronic resource] $eAdam and Eve and the problem of evil /$fPaul W. Kahn 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (242 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-14812-0 311 $a0-691-12693-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction:The Study of Evil -- $tChapter one: A Preliminary Meditation on Oedipus and Adam -- $tChapter two: Evil and the Image of the Sacred -- $tChapter three: Love and Evil -- $tChapter four: Political Evil: Slavery and the Shame of Nature -- $tChapter five: Political Evil: Killing, Sacrifice, and the Image of God -- $tConclusion: Tragedy, Comedy, And The Banality Of Evil -- $tIndex 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aGood and evil 606 $aEden 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGood and evil. 615 0$aEden. 676 $a170 700 $aKahn$b Paul W.$f1952-$0866248 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454754103321 996 $aOut of Eden$92478664 997 $aUNINA