Luke Russell, "Being Evil: A Philosophical Perspective" (Oxford UP, 2020)
Evil is among our everyday moral concepts. It is common to hear politicians and others condemn certain acts, purposes, people, or even populations as\xa0evil. But what does it mean to say that something is\xa0evil? Is the\xa0evil\xa0simply the\xa0exceedingly\xa0wrong? Is evil rather a\xa0distinctive kind\xa0of wrongness? Is it a\xa0kind\xa0of wrongness at all? Are acts evil regardless of the motives of those who commit them, or are\xa0people\xa0the things that are fundamentally evil (or not)?\nIt takes only a few simple questions to complicate our familiar conception of evil. That\u2019s partly the point of\xa0Luke Russell\u2019s\xa0fascinating book,\xa0Being Evil: A Philosophical Perspective\xa0(Oxford UP, 2020). In it, he takes the reader through a careful analysis of the concept of evil. Along the way, he develops and defends his own conception of what evil is.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law