The Origins of Human Evil

Enlightenment optimism concerning man's ‘natural goodness’ is out of fashion. The many instances of monstrous evil on a mass scale (Nazi extermination camps; Gulags; Cambodia; Kosovo, etc.), the widespread reporting of the activities of sadistic torturers and killers, the great increase in viol...

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Main Author: Burns, R. M. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2000
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2000, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 292-315
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