#22 - Evil - Book Summary

This episode leads on from shattered assumptions in the sense that it looks at our assumptions about evil, what it is, how it manifests, and whether it actually exists. Roy Baumeister does an excellent job of defining what evil is and then taking us on a journey of how relatively normal people can become what we consider evil. The process that he describes in his book looks at the 4 key causes of evil; means to an end, egotism, idealism and lastly sadism. He then dives into the reasons how these 4 causes can even happen in the first place; ranging from a loss in self-control, ambiguity in following orders, and even emotional distress. This book really is fantastic. It reveals a whole other side to conflict and tries to give you the tools to see something from a perpetrators perspective. Nothing is ever black and white, instead, it tends to be a lot more complex than originally thought. Naturally, we probably won’t do it justice in which case if you enjoy the podcast, go and give the book a read, I 100% guarantee you won’t regret it. Also on another note, if you like what you hear, go and give us a like or subscribe to our channel so that you can be made aware when we next bring out another episode. Anyways, behold Evil by Roy Baumeister. -- If you enjoyed this podcast make sure to check out our other content on our other platforms: Website: https://wisewords.blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisewords.blog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wisewordsblog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WiseWordsBlog Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWeK869x5kMOadyLiW2zQg If you enjoyed this podcast make sure to check out our other content on our other platforms: Website: https://wisewords.blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisewords.blog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wisewordsblog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WiseWordsBlog