The Risk of Being

The Risk of Being: what it means to be good and bad, volume 1, explores the profound intersections of philosophical anthropology and the nature of good and evil. Michael Gelven moves beyond traditional ethical theories to examine existential phenomena such as outrage, temptation, and corruption. This work investigates how human beings experience morality through both logic and emotion, focusing on the logos and pathos of our moral existence.

By analyzing reactions to personal failure, such as feelings of weakness or folly, the text identifies specific ways of existing that constitute being bad. Conversely, it examines how judgment, courage, and integrity of character represent ways of being good. The Risk of Being: what it means to be good and bad, volume 1, treats goodness and badness as actual modes of existence rather than mere abstract concepts. This philosophical inquiry provides a unique perspective on the reality of human morality.