(NN) Evil

In class on the 22nd someone said "Evil is the result of ignorance", and that is going to be the basis of this blog.I don't think I agree with the claim that ignorance is the cause of evil. Evil is caused by many different things, not just ignorance. It can even be caused by knowledge and logic, the opposites of ignorance. Say a murderer is on the stand and is asked if he realized what he did; that murderer may respond, “yes, I killed that person because I believe actions the victim partook in were wrong and he/she needed to be punished”. That person killed because of the knowledge they possessed and to them it was logical to kill.Evil can also originate from insanity. Many insane people find themselves committing evil acts unknowingly. They don't know what they are doing, but they do it anyways.So, in reference to the statement "Evil is a result of ignorance", I feel that is too limited of a statement. Yes, evil can be the result of ignorance, but it can also be the result of other states of human nature like, knowledge, logic, and insanity. In essence, it's human nature to partake in evil whether knowingly or not.
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After entering this post I read the Chapter in our book on Aristotle, and he brought about another point of human nature that could drive someone to do evil that's not born from ignorance. Aristotle said that humans can commit evil at the height of emotion. Humans can do evil, knowing full well that they are doing wrong, without being evil or ignorant people in general.

This point adds to my other points against the statement "Evil is a result of ignorance" and I found it to be noteworthy in this blog.