There is an infamous assertion (allegedly) by Socrates about the nature of evil. Often, when we think of evil deeds or evil people we think of them as being in opposition to good—or ‘the Good’ in Platonic terms. However, Plato’s portrayal of Socrates (I’m not getting into the ‘Socratic problem’ right now; just assume that Plato’s Socrates is for all int…
Ignorance as the Root of All Evil?
