Why Did Hannah Arendt Speak of the Banality of Evil?
In April 1961, a glass booth stood in a Jerusalem courtroom. Inside it sat a balding, unremarkable man named Adolf Eichmann, the former SS officer who had organized…
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Why the Trolley Problem Still Divides Philosophers
A runaway trolley is speeding toward five people tied to the tracks. You are standing next to a lever. Pull it, and the trolley switches to a side…
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Are Humans Good or Evil by Nature?
The Question Every Moral System Has to Answer A newborn cries the moment it enters the world, but it has not yet lied, stolen, or shown mercy. Its…
