TY - JOUR
TI - Raison d’État and Rationale of Appearances. An Essay on the Roots of Evil in Politics
AU - Bohun, Michał
TI - Raison d’État and Rationale of Appearances. An Essay on the Roots of Evil in Politics
AB - 
	This essay attempts to weigh in on the problem of evil in politics. The starting point follows the political reflections of B. Pascal and M. Montaigne. Here, the history of philosophy is used to conceptualize the problems of the present and, in fact, those that are enduring. Thinking about the sources of power and a state’s legitimacy proves to be a universal meditation on human destiny and freedom when challenged by existential threats.
VL - 2022
IS - Volume 69, Polityka i zło
PY - 2022
SN - 0867-5392
C1 - 2084-3887
SP - 37
EP - 55
DO - 10.4467/20843887PI.22.003.17314
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/principia/article/racja-stanu-i-racje-pozorow-esej-o-zrodlach-zla-w-polityce
KW - Power
KW - State
KW - Freedom
KW - Evil
KW - Blaise Pascal
KW - Michel de Montaigne