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Pure Evil: Humanly Impossible In confidently stating that no human being, under any circumstances, would choose evil over goodness, Socrates believed that we are our souls. If a person is identified by their soul, then all actions he or she willingly performs are done so after carefully examining ones soul. Unless you look into your psyche, where lies the conscious self, you are not reflectively thinking. Socrates believed such a thing since he felt it was against human nature to desire what is ultimately harmful or evil for the soul. In other words, if a person acquired the knowledge to distinguish between good and evil, he or she would only perform acts of goodness voluntarily. Socrates makes such a bold statement by holding a strong belief against the human beings weakness of will. He did not accept the idea that people gave in to the evil side, but rather that...

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