ABSTRACT
This chapter explores what devils might say to each other while strategizing how best to tempt humans toward their corruption. Lewis offers a profound account of evil, Hell, and damnation, and also an important insight into virtue, excellence, and charity. Indeed, through the lens of his devilish pseudonym, Lewis is able to explore the dark side of human existence as expressed in fear, near-sighted desire, and egoistic ambition. Inspired by Screwtape's consideration of higher education in the "Toast" offered at the Tempters Training College ceremony, Wormwood has decided to explore the hellish possibilities provided by American higher education for attentive and ambitious devils willing to engage in high risk for the opportunities of high reward. However, by thinking with a devil, one might be better able to see the dangers of assuming that academics are all saints. Plato and Aristotle are right that theoria is the most divine activity, but attempting to play God may not work out very well.
