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Radio 4,03 Dec 2024,58 mins
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In her second Reith Lecture, Dr Gwen Adshead asks if there鈥檚 such a thing as 鈥渆vil.鈥�? In a career spanning nearly 40 years the forensic psychiatrist has heard many of her patients ask: 鈥� I have done evil things but does that make me evil.鈥�? Dr Adshead says that we have often confused 鈥渆vil鈥� with mental illness. She argues that we all have capacity for 鈥渆vil鈥� and says we need to find ways to cultivate societal and individual 鈥済oodness.鈥� The programme is recorded at the V&A in Dundee in front of an audience. The Reith Lectures are presented and chaired by Anita Anand. Producer: Jim Frank Editor: Clare Fordham
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