PSYCH232 Lecture : PSYCH 232 Lectures/Textbook Notes.docx
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The problem of evil [preface, chapter 1:the question of evil, and the answers] Most people who do evil don"t view their actions as evil: evil is in the eye of the beholder/eye of the victim. To understand evil, we must realize we ourselves are capable of these actions. 2 core aspects of evil: 1. Infliction of harm by one person on another (e. g. losing chips) / intentional violence: 2. Chaos (e. g. violation of friendly, orderly, comprehensible world) Most familiar form of human evil is violence. Loss of self-control resulting from emotional distress an important factor of evil. 2 aspects of evil action: 1. Usually causes evil b/c people retaliate against those who insult, criticize or humiliate them. First killing is psychologically difficult, but people get used to it and get less and less reaction. May act as a game to desensitize themselves easier to carry out job.