Hannah Arendt and Augustine of Hippo: on the pleasure of and desire for evil / Antonio Calcagno. [Electronic resource]
Subject(s): Online Resources: CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC COPY OF TEXT In: Laval Théologique et Philosophique (ISSN 0023-9054)[Introduction.-- I. Augustine, desire and will.-- II. Arendt and the life of the mind.-- III. The desire and pleasure of evil that escapes the life of the mind. TAGS: concupiscence, libido dominandi, libido nocendi, greedy desire, instinct to dominate, malicious joy, conversion
Judgement and thinking are critical in order to prevent what Arendt calls the “banality of evil”. Drawing on Augustine and Arendt’s work on Augustine, this paper seeks to argue that another form of serious evil has its root in what Augustine calls the libido habendi and the libido dominandi, the desire or drive to dominate and possess. It will be argued that Arendt’s solution to the problem of evil as banal can also be applied to the very human desire and pleasure to cause or inflict evil.
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17/01/2025Judgement and thinking are critical in order to prevent what Arendt calls the “banality of evil”. Drawing on Augustine and Arendt’s work on Augustine, this paper seeks to argue that another form of serious evil has its root in what Augustine calls the libido habendi and the libido dominandi, the desire or drive to dominate and possess. It will be argued that Arendt’s solution to the problem of evil as banal can also be applied to the very human desire and pleasure to cause or inflict evil.