In the book you hold in your hands, the famous author and psychotherapist Dr. Scott Peck, in his well-known vivid manner, deals with Evil. What forms does it take? What are the deeper causes that at some point in our lives Evil prevailed over Good? And what are the reasons that led us to such practices? Violence, the arrogant projection of the ego at the expense of others, crime, malice, war, as well as indistinct, everyday, often painful, yet harmful behaviors towards our fellow humans have become, by the end of the 20th century, practices that confirm that Evil exists. [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]