Kant’s lack of a transcendental deduction for the possibility of evil leaves the possibility open that evil may be grounded in human nature. If this were the case, human beings would be both naturally good and naturally evil. Schelling materializes this possibility by providing a ground for the possibility of evil. However, Kant would not accept Schelling’s solution for two reasons. First, Kant holds that good is more important than evil in our actions, and second, Kant provides proof for the possibility of evil, namely, that evil lies in our power to choose between good and evil.
Value Theory
Kant’s lack of a transcendental deduction for the origin of evil
