What is evil? Who is evil? Does evil exist? Who decides? Can we scream over turkey at grandma’s house? Let’s chat Critical Ponerology with scholar, professor, author of Evil: A Critical Primer, and a gem of a person, Dr. Kenneth MacKendrick of the University of Manitoba. He’s been teaching courses on the notion of evil for 25 years and it’s a much deeper rabbit hole than you’d ever expect. So rub your fingers together and enjoy a discussion about different cultural approaches to evil, if your toddler is evil, vampires, angry mobs seeking vigilante justice, news personalities saying unhinged things, and subjects vs. objects. Also: why you should be nicer to your coffee table. Get Dr. MacKendrick’s book, Evil: A Critical Primer, on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Critical-Primer-Concepts-Religion/dp/1781796181" target="_blank">Amazon</a> or <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/evil-a-critical-primer-kenneth-g-mackendrick/19719624" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>A donation went to <a href="https://www.npdwc.org/" target="_blank">North Point Douglas Women’s Centre</a><a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/criticalponerology">More episode sources and links</a><a href="https://pod.link/1746567248">Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes</a>Other episodes you may enjoy: <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/spooktober">Spooktober: Topics to Startle and Love</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/demonology">Demonology (EVIL SPIRITS)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/vampirology">Vampirology (VAMPIRES)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/genocidology">Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/momiology">Momiology (MUMMIFICATION)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouspedology">Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/environmentaltoxicology">Environmental Toxicology (POISONS + TRAIN DERAILMENT)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disinfectiology">Disinfectiology (BLEACH)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ocdneurobiology">Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disgustology">Disgustology (REPULSION TO GROSS STUFF)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/trolleyology">Trolleyology (MORAL DILEMMAS + THE TROLLEY PROBLEM)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/artificialintelligenceethicology">Artificial Intelligence Ethicology (WILL A.I. CRASH OUT?)</a><a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies-by-topic">400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic</a><a href="https://pod.link/1746567248">Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes</a><a href="https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors">Sponsors of Ologies</a><a href="https://alieward.com/ologies-extras">Transcripts and bleeped episodes</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ologies" target="_blank">Become a patron of Ologies</a> for as little as a buck a month<a href="https://www.ologiesmerch.com/" target="_blank">OlogiesMerch.com</a> has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes!Follow Ologies on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ologies" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>Follow Alie Ward on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alieward" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies" target="_blank">TikTok</a>Editing by Mercedes Maitland of <a href="http://maitlandaudio.com/" target="_blank">Maitland Audio Productions</a> and <a href="https://www.jecmusic.com/" target="_blank">Jake Chaffee</a>Managing Director: Susan HaleScheduling Producer: Noel DilworthTranscripts by Aveline Malek Website by <a href="https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo" target="_blank">Kelly R. Dwyer</a>Theme song by Nick Thorburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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