http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/dec/17/martinbright.theobserver Revealed: why evil lurks in us all Study shows that crude loyalty to our social group and blind obedience make tyranny possible anywhere Martin Bright‚ home affairs correspondent The Observer‚ Sunday 17 December 2000 Psychologists have struggled for decades to explain why ordinary people participate in atrocities such as the Nazi Holocaust or the Stalinist purges. Now experiments carried out in Britain reveal that most people
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Adam George Philosophy 101 Fall 2009 “The Problem of Evil” Many people dispute the true intentions of God‚ himself‚ since the beginning of mankind. Opposing and concurring arguments can be just as primitive. Regardless of personal perspective on any indefinite theory‚ it is undeniable that the controversy between good and evil will inevitably exist. Two dominant philosophers discussed in “The Problem of Evil” are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and David Hume. Both of these authors discuss
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Are People Truly Born Evil? “Evil” – defined by Dictionary.com as “morally wrong or bad; immoral; harmful; characterized by misfortune or suffering” (“Evil”) – is a very complicated topic few people can fully agree on. The view on whether people are born evil or are raised to be evil is highly subjective. What some people consider to be evil‚ others might believe to be valiant. Although researchers have been exploring many different viewpoints to find the correct answer to this controversy‚ their
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Notes from the Underground which is written by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It is about a 40 year old man that lives alone in Petersburg‚ Russia. He’s concerns about free will and the laws of nature. Always thinking too much and never do nothing. Mainly a man who craves and despises affection. Basically he has a boring life. Notes from the Underground mainly focus on notes that he writes. The underground man is the type of guy that wants everyone to be miserable as he is. He’s an introverted guy. Notes from
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As an ancient chinese proverb said ‚ "A good man lives a hundred years but an evil man lives a thousand years." Dating from histories to the current world‚ we are constantly bombarded with news‚ scandals and histories of people being exposed of their evil often only when the damage had been dealt to their victims. Most religions would accuse this evil influence on demons and Satan brainwashing humans. However‚ despite these accusations‚ have we paused to ponder if these actions were really influenced
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Whence Evil? Theology – Essay If God is Good why is there evil? Author: Ng Bak Soon 20/6/2013 Theology Essay August 2013 Author: Ng Bak Soon Essay Title: “If God is good why is there evil in the world” Introduction The problem of evil is as ancient as humanity itself. Since the dawn of man‚ thinkers‚ philosophers‚ religionists and practically
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There cannot be good without evil. This is one of the most important lessons that I have learned growing up and I will keep this close by me as I get even older. Conflict between two ideals is a great place to find meaning and lenses for us to view our world. I had this conflict with myself starting at a young age. This conflict came about when I started thinking about what I wanted to do with my life. What should I be doing with my life? One of the strongest places this has shown up in my life
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In “The Apology” Socrates reveals a profound defense that no one knowingly does evil. Socrates defense does not rely on the right to freely expressing ones ideas‚ but rests entirely on revealing the ignorance of his accusers. This defense begins after Meletus declares that Socrates solely corrupts the youth by himself; everyone else in Athens helps the youth. Socrates creates an analogy and compares Meletus statement to horses and horse-trainers. Socrates exposes that horse-trainers must have many
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Philosophy 14 November 2007 Notes from Underground Armed with a view that strongly opposes the ideas presented by rational egoism‚ Fyodor Dostoevsky conducts an all-out assault against the theory in his 1864 novel‚ Notes from Underground. The narrator is a sick‚ pessimistic man who remains nameless throughout the course of his ranting. Without any recognizable respect for his own health and well being out of pure spite‚ he is the perfect character to illustrate Dostoevsky’s argument against the
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reason could end a country’s struggles and create a utopian society where all people could live happily. Fyodor Dostoevsky‚ author of Notes from Underground‚ had a different idea. He strongly believed that no amount of logic predict man’s actions. He thought that man’s free will would always prevent any kind of earthly utopian society from existing. Through Notes from Underground‚ Dostoevsky makes a statement that man always has a choice to act against the scientific laws of nature. Notes from Underground
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