Das Böse denken

By believing in the power of reason and the scientific and cultural, but also the moral progress of humankind, the Enlightenment largely marginalised the problem of evil. That this one-sided insistence on reason can itself turn into evil was painfully illustrated by the reign of terror during the French Revolution. Superseding the Enlightenment, classical German philosophy understands that reason can only develop its true power and goodness by confronting evil. Thus comes the new, bold demand: to think and understand evil in all its depths.