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Elise Springer, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wesleyan University

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Blaming evil a philosophical paradox unpacked | History Defined

A visitor pays respects at a memorial created outside Robb Elementary School to honor the victims killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. AP Photo/Eric Gay

The word “evil” circulates widely in the wake of terrible public violence. The May 24, 2022, massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is a case in point.

Texas state safety official Christopher Olivarez spoke of “the complete evil of the shooter.” Others expressed their resolve with the same word. “Evil will not win,” the Rev. Tony Grubin told the crowd at a vigil.

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