The Prompt of Disaster

Evil as the Perversion of The Trinity

Abstract

This work presents a metaphysics of polarity inspired by Franz von Baader’s thought and the tradition of Niccolò Cusano. Unlike Hegelian logic, being is not based on identity, nor is it based on constant oscillation, as in Schelling’s philosophy. Instead, it is based on a creative tension between distinct yet united opposites, as set out in the model of the analogy of being. In the concluding section, the author addresses the problem of evil in light of von Baader’s metaphysics of positive polarity and love, relating it to the visions of Kant and Schelling.