On Good and Evil. Those of faith add that, in truth, when looking at the world with a positive attitude, one finds that the good far outweighs the evil. After all, ...

The Invention of Good and Evil: A World History of Morality. By Hanno Sauer. Translated by Jo Heinrich. Oxford University Press; 416 pages; $29.99. Profile; £25 Trial by boiling water was not as ...