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Radical Evil: Philosophical, Psychoanalytic and Religious Perspective

Are people innately evil, or do they become evil due to negative life experiences? Can a universal internal moral imperative rooted in an innate good will exist independently of self-interest? Some argue that human beings are motivated by amoral internal forces that are only shaped into moral action through diverse cultural learning processes. These questions are discussed from philosophical, psychoanalytic and religious perspectives.