Evil is defined by inflicting suffering on any sentient being, not just humans

Evidence

Evil actions are a subset of bad actions; all evil actions are bad, but not all bad actions are evil. A sports fan, provoked in a barroom by another who vilifies the losing performance of the fan’s much-loved sports team, punches his tormenter. A morally bad action, but not one we would be prone to call evil. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3868 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: People distinguish moral badness from evil by something beyond harmfulness — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3868; Kant defined the enemy of humanity as one who prospers only when others suffer; Utilitarianism defines wrongness purely as inflicting pain on others — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3861

Broader Connections

• People distinguish moral badness from evil by something beyond harmfulness #complicates (0.78) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3868