“Svendsen has a way with words, and, unlike many writers of philosophy books, is also blessed with a sly wit and a thorough knowledge of popular culture.”—Phil Miller, The Glasgow Herald Despite the overuse of the word in movies, political speeches, and news reports, “evil” is generally seen as either flagrant rhetoric or else an outdated a medieval holdover with no bearing on our complex everyday reality. In A Philosophy of Evil , however, acclaimed writer/philosopher Lars Svendsen argues that ...