scholarly journals The woman had to fall? Jean-Baptiste Clamence and the literary infection by evil

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 81-99
Author(s):  
Maciej Kałuża
Keyword(s):  
Main Part ◽  
Albert Camus ◽  
Severe Trauma ◽  
Problem Of Evil ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Contemporary Culture ◽  
Social Evil ◽  
The Problem Of Evil ◽  
The Relationship

The article presents the concept of evil, as developed in the literary as well as philosophical works of Albert Camus. After a short, preliminary notice on the relationship between literature and evil, the article presents two spheres, in which the problem of evil was grasped by the author of The Rebel. In the main part of the article, the complexity of the problem of evil, as represented by Jean-Baptiste Clamence from The Fall is shown. It is seen as a development of the concept of evil from The Plague, with the potency to disseminate onto others. It is also perceived, as something resulting from severe trauma of the main character. In conclusion, I claim, that the problem of evil, as experienced by Clamence may be understood as a still relevant metaphor of contemporary culture, struggling with passivity against the rise of social evil.

The Problem of Divine Hiddenness

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Rea
Keyword(s):  
Problem Of Evil ◽  
Philosophical Discussion ◽  
Detailed Characterization ◽  
The Past ◽  
Divine Hiddenness ◽  
The Problem Of Evil ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter provides a detailed characterization of the various meanings of the term “divine hiddenness,” carefully and rigorously articulates the version of the problem of divine hiddenness that has dominated contemporary philosophical discussion for the past twenty-five years, and then explains the relationship between that problem and the problem of evil.

scholarly journals A Historical Outline of Byzantine Philosophy and Its Basic Subjects

2018 ◽  
pp. 121-144
Author(s):  
Katelis Viglas
Keyword(s):  
Problem Of Evil ◽  
Relative Autonomy ◽  
15Th Century ◽  
Conceptual Realism ◽  
Historical Outline ◽  
The World ◽  
The Problem Of Evil ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Point Of Departure

The article seeks to present an overview of the history of Byzantine philosophy. It takes its point of departure in the most important factors that influenced and shaped the Patristic thought. Subsequently, the paper considers the relative autonomy of Byzantine philosophy and offers a brief profile of major philosophers that contributed to the stream in the period from 9th to 15th century. From the numerous subjects that were taken into account by the most prominent Byzantine philosophers, the article discusses such issues as: the view of God, the problem of ‘conceptual realism’, the relationship between such ‘disci  plines’ as logic, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics and philosophical anthro  pology. Furthermore, such questions as the place of man in the world, the scope of their freedom and the problem of evil are also touched upon here. The paper concludes with some remarks on the develop  ment of Byzantine philosophy after the fall of Byzantium.

Scepticism

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Dunaway ◽  
John Hawthorne
Keyword(s):  
Religious Diversity ◽  
Moral Worth ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Problem Of Evil ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
False Beliefs ◽  
Good Action ◽  
The Problem Of Evil ◽  
The Relationship

To what extent are theological questions knowable? This chapter outlines some tools for addressing this question by first giving some plausible structural constraints on knowledge. These constraints include the absence of false beliefs in nearby worlds, connections to other mental states, and the relationship between knowledge and rationality and moral worth. Then it uses these constraints to explore the relationship between the possibility (or impossibility) of theological knowledge and various issues including private interpretation, faith, the problem of evil, religious diversity, and morally good action. Even with these relatively simple structural features of knowledge in hand, we can outline some potential difficulties for familiar discussions in the epistemology of theology, and point to some new considerations that bear on familiar questions. Thus we hope to show that careful thinking about the structural constraints on knowledge, especially as related to sceptical concerns, is of interest to familiar epistemological debates in theology.

scholarly journals TEODISI ISLAM ESOTERIS: PEMIKIRAN ISA NUR AL-DIN AHMAD AL-SYAZILI TENTANG TUHAN DAN KEJAHATAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nur Prabowo Setyabudi
Keyword(s):  
Free Will ◽  
Problem Of Evil ◽  
Moral Significance ◽  
Islamic Mysticism ◽  
The Problem Of Evil ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Power Of God

Theodicy was born as a response to the problem of evil and its relationship to the power of God, and at the same time, as an assertion of Omnipotence, Omnibenevolence, and Omniscience of God. This article presents the interpretation of Frithjof Schuon's thought or Shaykh Isa Nur al-Din Ahmad as a Muslim thinker of the tradition of Perennialism philosophy that emphasizes universalism and esoterism. The article describes Schuon's principal thought concerning theodicy, especially how esoteric Islamic theodicy sees the nature of evil, the relationship of evil with the free will of humans and determination of God (predestination). Furthermore, this article tries to draw the extent to which esoterism is supportive and coherent with texts that are exoterically expressed in the Qur'an. Basically, esoteric Islamic theodicy parallels with the principle of Islamic mysticism. In the last part, this article tries to take the moral significance of the notions of esoteric Islamic theodicy.

scholarly journals Reflections on the Deep Connection Between Problems of Evil and Problems of Divine Hiddenness

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trent Dougherty
Keyword(s):  
Problem Of Evil ◽  
Sharp Distinction ◽  
Van Inwagen ◽  
Divine Hiddenness ◽  
The Problem Of Evil ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship

In the literature on the subject, it is common to understand the problem of divine hiddenness and the problem of evil as distinct problems. Schellenberg (1993, 2010) and van Inwagen (2002) are representative. Such a sharp distinction is not so obvious to me. In this essay, I explore the relationship between the problem(s) of evil and the problem(s) of divine hiddenness.

scholarly journals Comprensión y reconciliación: algunas reflexiones en torno a Hannah Arendt

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan I. Blanco Ilari
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Hannah Arendt ◽  
Problem Of Evil ◽  
The Problem Of Evil ◽  
Pensamiento Filosofico ◽  
The Relationship

RESUMENEl pensamiento filosófico ha encontrado en el problema del mal un difícil y provocativo desafío. Cuando el mal aparece, el pensamiento llega a sus límites. El siglo veinte ha sido testigo del horror. El pensamiento necesita reconciliarse con un mundo en el que el horror ha sucedido. Hannah Arendt fue una de las intelectuales más importantes que enfatizó la relación entre comprensión y reconciliación. Para ella, la consecuencia inherente de la comprensión es la reconciliación. En este trabajo analizo el alcance de su argumento. Intento conectar la mirada arendtiana con otros autores que confrontan con su perspectiva.PALABRAS CLAVEHANNAH ARENDT, COMPRENSIÓN, RECONCILIACIÓNABSTRACTPhilosophical thought found in the problem of evil a very difficult and provocative defiance. When evil appears, thought reaches its boundaries. The twentieth century witnessed horror. Thinking needs to reconcile with a world in which there has been horror. Hannah Arendt was one of the most important intellectuals who emphasised the relationship between understanding and reconciliation. For her, the inherent consequence of understanding is reconciliation. In this paper I analyse the scope of her argument and try to connect Arendt´s view with other authors that confront her perspective.KEY WORDSHANNAH ARENDT, UNDERSTANDING, RECONCILIATION

Philosophy of Religion: A Very Short Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Bayne
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Religion ◽  
Problem Of Evil ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Related Question ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Faith And Reason ◽  
The Problem Of Evil ◽  
The Relationship

Philosophy of Religion: A Very Short Introduction introduces the field of philosophy of religion, and engages with some of the most burning questions that philosophers discuss. Considering how ‘religion’ should be defined, and whether we even need to be able to define it in order to engage in the philosophy of religion, it goes on to discuss whether the existence of God matters. Exploring the problem of evil, this VSI debates the connection between faith and reason, and the related question of what role reason should play in religious contexts. Shedding light on the relationship between science and religion, it finishes by considering the topics of reincarnation and the afterlife.

Psychology and the problem of evil

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashok Nagpal ◽  
Ankur Prahlad Betageri
Keyword(s):  
Problem Of Evil ◽  
The Problem Of Evil

The Problem of Evil and Replies to Some Important Responses

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-131
Author(s):  
Bruce Russell
Keyword(s):  
Problem Of Evil ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Strong Argument ◽  
Parallel Argument ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Problem Of Evil ◽  
Argument From Evil

I begin by distinguishing four different versions of the argument from evil that start from four different moral premises that in various ways link the existence of God to the absence of suffering. The version of the argument from evil that I defend starts from the premise that if God exists, he would not allow excessive, unnecessary suffering. The argument continues by denying the consequent of this conditional to conclude that God does not exist. I defend the argument against Skeptical Theists who say we are in no position to judge that there is excessive, unnecessary suffering by arguing that this defense has absurd consequences. It allows Young Earthers to construct a parallel argument that concludes that we are in no position to judge that God did not create the earth recently. In the last section I consider whether theists can turn the argument from evil on its head by arguing that God exists. I first criticize Alvin Plantinga’s theory of warrant that one might try to use to argue for God’s existence. I then criticize Richard Swinburne’s Bayesian argument to the same conclusion. I conclude that my version of the argument from evil is a strong argument against the existence of God and that several important responses to it do not defeat it.

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