Neat article in the Times today about how forensic psychiatrists deal with the term “evil” in their diagnoses of some criminals.
I like to think that you don’t need to quantify a type of behavior to decide whether or not it’s evil, but I guess psychiatrists have to deal with that framework. Even then, it seems there are a bunch who won’t use the term. I have a ton of friends who shy away from calling someone evil, because it implies a moral judgement. Of course there’s tons of leeway about what people consider evil. But I believe that there’s also stuff that any honest person would recognize as evil.
Internet Bonus: When I call up the article, I get a vertical banner ad from Victoria’s Secret with a gigantic pair of boobs on display.