YOUTH: There’s no shortage of people who desire evil, is there?
Of course, there are plenty of thieves and murderers, and don’t forget all the politicians and officials with their shady deals.
It’s probably harder to find a truly good, upright person who does not desire evil.
PHILOSOPHER: Without question, there is no shortage of behavior that is evil.
But no one, not even the most hardened criminal, becomes involved in crime purely out of a desire to engage in evil acts.
Every criminal has an internal justification for getting involved in crime.
A dispute over money leads someone to engage in murder, for instance.
To the perpetrator, it is something for which there is a justification and which can be restated as an accomplishment of “good.”
Of course, this is not good in a moral sense, but good in the sense of being “of benefit to oneself.”
YOUTH: Of benefit to oneself? PHILOSOPHER: The Greek word for “good” (agathon) does not have a moral meaning.
It just means “beneficial.” Conversely, the word for “evil” (kakon) means “not beneficial.”
Our world is rife with injustices and misdeeds of all kinds,
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