“Atrocity, Banality, and Self-Deception” by Adam Morton

He focuses on evil found in people.

Psychological view- “How could he do it?”

Diseases- acceptance of an evil spirit

Does all evil have the same root?

Deceiving ourselves into not thinking what we are doing is evil.

“On my account, the conceptual commonality is that in actions that arouse horror in us some person has overcome a barrier to inflicting pain, death, or humiliation on another.”

Adam’s description/definition of evil actions.

“So it is likely that very often people who commit atrocities will have ways of protecting themselves against realizing the nature of their acts.”

People convince themselves that they have done nothing wrong.