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The Meaning of Evil by James Sias (auth.) is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Meaning of Evil about?
In this book, James Sias investigates the psychologies of those who have acted in ways widely regarded as evil, and uses this psychological data as a basis for developing his own theory of evil. Sometimes, he claims, an action is so horrific and despicable that a term like “wrong” seems to fall short of capturing its moral status. Likewise, occasionally a person’s character is corrupt in such a way that ordinary trait terms like “selfish” or “insensitive,” or more general labels like “bad” or “i
Who reads The Meaning of Evil?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- James Sias (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781137568212
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Social Science, Philosophy, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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