Evil in pathology (NYT)

[Beth Benoit]

A very interesting article appeared in today's New York Times about evil in psychopathology.  I was surprised at the lack of inclusion of Scott Peck, who first pointed out that the concept of evil was not included in psychiatry, in his book, People of the Lie,  in the 90's (paperback came out in 1997), wasn't included.  I always think of him as the daddy of the concept of evil in pathology.  Perhaps he shot himself in the foot in psychiatric circles, because he went off the deep end (imho) in later works with "spiritual growth" and that scene.  (People of the Lie also included a final chapter about the devil and exorcism I found fascinating, though I'm not a believer in the devil or even in religion.)   Be sure to click on the link at the right of the article for "Multimedia."  Here's the link for the NYT article:   http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/08/health/psychology/08evil.html?oref=login   Beth Benoit University System of New Hampshire         --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]