The Question of Evil | Andrew Klavan

Socrates in the City

What is evil? Is it merely a social construct, a shadow cast by human psychology, or something far more real—and more terrifying? In this personal and philosophically rich episode, Crime Novelist Andrew Klavan explores the nature of evil as a rupture in love, a failure to recognize the divine image in others, and a refusal to see ourselves in them. He argues that evil is not just wrongdoing but a metaphysical disconnect from the love that binds human beings to one another and to God. At its mo…