Evil

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Hearing the question "What is evil?" always reminds me of a book I read.  It was Dennis L McKiernan's Voyage of the Fox Rider.  Now this is a fantasy novel so one can't put too much weight in what is said in it or expect for discourse on a topic like this to go beyond a certain point.  Having said that though, the question "What is the nature of evil?" is a recurring theme in the novel.  One of the characters asks it periodically throughout and is prodded to give it deeper thought by her mentor.  In the end she comes to an answer that is "for her a reasonable definition"; to use the author's own words from an article in which he meantions it.

I would look up what the character comes up with as an answer, but that particular book is out on loan to a friend at the moment.  I find it an enjoyable read though so maybe you can pick it up sometime and give it a go if fantasy novels are your type of thing.
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'What is the nature of Evil ' is the issue;there are several meanings of Evil and many theories about its nature;for instance, philosopher Plato's theory is that Evil is caused by ignorance,then there can't be Evil as opposed to Good.It is considered by Plato as a lack of knowledge or a moral imperfection.For PLato,man doesn't want to do Evil for the sake of it,he is Evil because of ignorance.