ReadOasis Step 3
(Part 2)

Evil needs to be analyzed. The obvious reason is that evil is hurtful. It damages people and society. But how does one study evil? One psychologist has found a way. His name is Simon Baron-Cohen, and he suggests that we can investigate evil by finding its cause. Baron-Cohen’s book is called “The Science of Evil.” It asks why humans can treat others with cruelty.

But there is a problem. Baron-Cohen says evil is not ideal for scientific explanation. He prefers to look a...