Defining Evil

The Merge Lab Deep Dive by Dorothy W Parker
S1 · E3
Feb 22, 2026
04:39

Episode notes

The text explores how different fields define and understand evil. Religion views it as a moral rupture from the sacred order, while metaphysics questions its ontological status. Existentialism centers on human responsibility and choice, and philosophy examines evil as a moral, logical, and political problem. Psychology and science, on the other hand, treat evil as behavior that causes significant harm, influenced by factors like cognition, social dynamics, and reinforcement.

Keywords

America
Evil
Architecture

What place this episode is about

Where this episode is made