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Blaming 'evil': a philosophical paradox, unpacked

  • Written by Elise Springer, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wesleyan University
Blaming 'evil': a philosophical paradox, unpackedA visitor pays respects at a memorial created outside Robb Elementary School to honor the victims killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.AP Photo/Eric Gay

The word “evil” circulates widely in the wake of terrible public violence. The May 24, 2022 massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is a case in point.

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