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| − | [[category:concepts]][[category: | + | [[category:concepts]][[category:working definitions]][[Evil]], in the [[moral]] sense of the word, is officially defined as "[[wiktionary:evil|intending harm]]", "morally reprehensible", or "causing [[harm]]" [http://m-w.com/dictionary/evil]. |
We will tentatively define it as "doing [[bad]] things deliberately". This leaves it somewhat ambiguous in situations where bad things are done in the hope of achieving a good end (especially if the good end is, in fact, achieved); hopefully the proper usage will become clearer as examples come to light. | We will tentatively define it as "doing [[bad]] things deliberately". This leaves it somewhat ambiguous in situations where bad things are done in the hope of achieving a good end (especially if the good end is, in fact, achieved); hopefully the proper usage will become clearer as examples come to light. | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 29 June 2007
Evil, in the moral sense of the word, is officially defined as "intending harm", "morally reprehensible", or "causing harm" [1].
We will tentatively define it as "doing bad things deliberately". This leaves it somewhat ambiguous in situations where bad things are done in the hope of achieving a good end (especially if the good end is, in fact, achieved); hopefully the proper usage will become clearer as examples come to light.