This book examines what makes someone an evil person and how evil people are different from merely bad people. Rather th
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The idea of moral evil has always held a special place in philosophy and theology because the existence of evil has impl
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Anthropologists have expressed wariness about the concept of evil even in discussions of morality and ethics, in part be
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The confusion of sin and evil, or religious and moral transgression, is the subject of Ronald Paulson’s latest book. He
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Few emotions have divided opinion as deeply as shame. Some scholars have argued that shame is essentially a maladaptive
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Under what circumstances can love generate moral reasons for action? Are there morally appropriate ways to love? Can an
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In most Western societies, guilt is widely regarded as a vital moral emotion. In addition to playing a central role in m
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That we can hope is one of the capacities that define us as human beings. To hope means not just to have beliefs about w
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Philosophers and psychologists come together to think systematically about the nature and value of guilt, looking at the
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Envy is a vicious and shameful response to the good fortune of others, one that ruins friendships and plagues societies—
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