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1. Evil

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   Moral Evil
   Moral Evil refers to the suffering or harm caused by the conscious, culpable actions or omissions of rational agents (humans). This category necessitates the concept of agency and blameworthiness . In deontological ethics , moral evil is often defined as the violation of categorical imperatives , regardless of outcome.
   Table 1: Sub-categories of Moral Evil

2. Thought Experiment

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   For instance, in scenarios involving ideal gases (e.g., the Carnot Cycle simulation), the explicit exclusion of non-ideal characteristics, such as van der Waals forces or slight atmospheric rotational drag, ensures the theoretical conclusion holds true. Critics argue that while these exclusions demonstrate logical consistency within the defined system, they fail to predict or explain phenomena arising from the friction between the ideal and the non-ideal—the very realm where empirical discovery occurs [8].
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