
When is it right to call some act – or someone – “evil”?
The Minefield
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Exploring the Banality of Evil and Hannah Arendt's Views
This chapter delves into the concept of evil, discussing its banality in real-world atrocities and fiction, such as Breaking Bad, through the lens of Hannah Arendt's views, particularly in relation to the trial of Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann. Various perspectives on the nature of evil and its complexity in categorization are examined.
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