Abstract
A commonly accepted claim by philosophers investigating the nature of evil is that the evil person is, in some way, the mirror image of the moral saint. In this paper I will defend a new version of this thesis. I will argue that both the moral saint and the morally evil person are characterized by a lack of conflict between moral and non-moral concerns. However, while the saint achieves this unity through a reconciliation of the two, the evil person does so by eliminating moral concerns from her character.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 201-218 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | International Journal of Philosophical Studies |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 11 Jan 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- evil
- moral saints