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Interview probes where 'evil' ends and crime begins
Original: Interview: "'Evil' is a word that marks a limit. There's a difference between calling one action evil & another a crime"
A newly published interview argues that 'evil' is a word marking a moral limit, distinct from the legal category of crime. The speaker contends that crimes can be fitted into ordinary experience through established procedures for punishing them, whereas calling an action evil places it beyond such frameworks. The discussion is drawing attention for its philosophical framing of moral and legal responsibility.
Why now: The philosophical distinction between evil and crime resonates with current political debates over how to judge severe wrongdoing.
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