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Oct 27, 2023 · When facing horrendous acts, it’s easy to see evil and thus opt to treat such evil as non-human things to do away with—this is how we become evil ourselves.
Jun 10, 2021 · Key points. "Evil people" and "evil acts" are common, but much less common than is generally believed. Most people are moral and self-controlled. Most people who intentionally harm...
- Standing Up to Evil’s Banality
- What Do You Make of Arendt’s Banality of Evil?
- Learn More About Arendt’s Philosophy
Arendt’s 1963 book Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evilremains a fascinatingly relevant and disturbing read. While at the time many criticized Arendt for seemingly letting Eichmann off the hook and placing the blame on society at large, Arendt argued this was a misreading of her position. Eichmann as an individual was fully respo...
Do you agree with Arendt’s assessment that there is nothing radical about evil — that it arises through a failure of empathetic imagination?Is critical thinking a way to protect against evil?Or do evil’s roots go deeper than Arendt supposes?If you’re interested in learning more about her brilliant, challenging, and insightful work, you might like my article on Arendt’s critique of the human condition: that productivity is replacing meaning. I’ve also put together a reading list of the best six books by and about Arendt:
Jan 30, 2015 · Why are some people extraordinarily selfish, manipulative, and unkind? David Robson asks the scientist delving into the darkest sides of the human mind.
Feb 19, 2016 · People perceive those who do good and evil to have more efficacy, more willpower, and less sensitivity to discomfort. By perceiving themselves as good or evil, people embody these...
Mar 12, 2020 · In this article, we look at four questions related to the problem of evil and suffering: 1) Does the reality of evil and suffering disprove God’s existence? 2) Why do bad things happen to good people? 3) What are God’s answers to evil and suffering? 4) How are we to respond to the evil and suffering
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Oct 29, 2013 · Regardless of whether the devil actually exists, belief in the power of human evil seems to have significant and important consequences for how we approach solving problems of real-world...
