Is control what it means for something to be evil? 

What if the will to power and master something is evil if it’s applied to another person? This would make constraining individual freedom through the expression of mastery actually GOOD for the oppressor, by Nietzsche’s account. Dr. Johnson teaches philosophy at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Paradox at Play: Metaphor in Meister Eckhart's Sermons by Catholic University of America Press. It includes many sermons never before translated into English. Meister Eckhart, Paradox at Play https://amzn.to/3y6HV9W All Amazon links are affiliate links, which means I do get a commission on them. That doesn't change the price for you - it just helps to support the channel and get more ideas out there! Check out my store for t-shirts and more: https://good-to-think-with.printify.m... Special thanks to my Patreon supporters! If you want to support the channel directly and get more involved with the process of making videos and interacting with me, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon:   / goodtothinkwith   I hope you found these ideas good to think with!