The unoriginality of evilThe Americans dropped two atomic bombs on the thriving cities of Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in August 1945. The two atomic bombs decimated the population in the affected cities seriously, but who is to blame? Does the blame fall on the pilots who carried out the destruction or on their superiors who carried out the order? The claim of responsibility is not easy to make. To convey the twisted concept, the “Banality of Evil” was introduced. In 1963 Hannah Arendt coined this phrase in her book “Eichmann in Jerusalem”. He states: “Banality of evil is a philosophical term meaning that evil occurs when ordinary individuals are placed in corrupt situations that encourage their conformity.” This phrase became the basis for many different essays, including Carol Tavris and Stanley Milgram's articles “In Groups We Shrink” and “Perils of Obedience,” respectively. Travis uses the concept of “Banality of Evil” to explain why individuals act differently when placed in groups. He uses the idea of ​​“Banality of Evil” to explain the reason for the immoral behavior of individuals within groups. It conveys this through the use of experimental evidence, historical evidence, and diffusion of responsibility. Milgram incorporates Arendt's concept to explain that authority can cause an individual to do unethical and immoral things. Compared to Tavris, Milgram is partially effective in using experimental and historical evidence, but is ineffective because his definition of the “banality of evil” is limited in scope, ignoring the fact that people have their own motivations for performing an evil action . Tavris effectively uses experimental evidence to demonstrate that the “Banality of Evil” is caused by selfish motives. While Milgram uses the experiment... middle of paper... when a boy gave a 450 volt discharge in Milgram's experiment, perhaps he argued with his wife and came to experiment. His anger made the decision to give that level of shock, it may not be the authority that made him give the shock. Authority can lead someone to do harm, but sometimes people do it just for fun or out of anger or depending on the situation. All in all, Tavris uses experiments, historical and elaborations on diffusion of responsibility, making it more effective in using the concept of Banality of Evil. While Milgram used experimental and historical evidence to make his argument more effective in the context of the meaning of "Banality of Evil", but it proved ineffective as his definition gave limited scope as he failed to explain evil without authority. On my honor, I neither received nor provided unauthorized assistance. Anand Patel _____________________