When is it right to call some act – or someone – “evil”?

The Minefield
22/02/2024 53 min
When is it right to call some act – or someone – “evil”?

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What are we trying to convey when we reach for a word like “evil”? Is it something about a person’s actions or character? Is it what they do or the manner in which they do it?

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