Theodicy

“The problem of evil” has been the most powerful argument going against God’s existence. The core argument is whether the occurrence of evil in the world is an indication that God has never existed or questions the reason to believe in such a God. Since God has been understood from tradition to be omnipotent and supremely good, the existence of evil raises questions on His existence. This paper compares and contrasts the ontological and the teleological arguments of God’s existence with the problem

God’s existence. Nonetheless, his reply does not refute the points brought up. In this passage, in quoting Augustine, Aquinas is arguing that God allows evil in order to derive good from it. However, while Aquinas does not attempt to provide a theodicy, this passage would require Aquinas to give justifications for how evil could exist given the existence of God. As a result, Aquinas’s direct response on the problem of evil does not seem to be offering any novel ideas. His response leads us the

of. Through the concept of unity, through which things basically become good, Boethius shows that God and happiness are one, the divine goodness. He concludes, "God is the essence of happiness." (70) Book IV is the turning point in the theodicy, in the first chapter Boethius is truly puzzled by the presence of evil in the world. "But the greatest cause of my sadness is really this - the fact that in spite of a good helmsman to guide the world, evil can

John Harwood Hick (1922-2012) BIBLIOGRAPHY John Harwood Hick was born on 20th January, 1922 to Aileen Hick and Mark Hick in Scarborough, England. Hick’s ancestors were owners of successful shipping firm. However, his grandfather abandoned the shipping business to become an attorney. John Hick was arguably among the most influential and important philosophers of religion of the 2nd half of the 20th century. It is worth noting that as a British Philosophical thinker in the Anglo analytic tradition

conceived of. Through the concept of unity, through which things basically become good, Boethius shows that God and happiness are one, the divine goodness. He concludes, "God is the essence of happiness." (70) Book IV is the turning point in the theodicy, in the first chapter Boethius is truly puzzled by the presence of evil in the world. "But the greatest cause of my sadness is really this - the fact that in spite of a good helmsman to guide the world, evil can still exist and

Anselm- the ontological argument. Posteriori truth is a truth that requires experience to be known. Priori- such propositions are knowable prior to, or independently of, experience. 1. god is by definition the greatest being possible. 2. A being who fails to exist in the actual world (while existing in other possible worlds) is less perfect than a being who exists in all possible worlds. Hence, God exists, necessarily. “maybe an ant cant conceive of a greater creature than an anteater, but that

devil is struggling with God, and the battlefield is the human heart,” says Dostoevsky through Dmitri. In the book, The Brothers Karamazov, written by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ivan and Alyosha seem to represent the Karamazov Heart, as they argue upon God’s theodicy. Ivan announces to Alyosha that he wishes to recite a poem that he memorized called, The Grand Inquisitor, in order to justify his rebellion towards God. Here, I will give a general summary and analysis of the text, and finally, critique Ivan’s philosophical

1 All citations from Don Quixote I-II come from the following edition of the book: Cervantes, Miguel. Don Quijote de La Mancha. Ed. Francisco Rico. Instituto Cervantes: Barcelona, 1998. Print. 2 In this sense, the role of the pre-Cide Hamete deflationist character of Cervantes 's authorship of/in Don Quixote I-II as hinted at in the late stages of this prologue and subsequently throughout the book, is to be understood as part of his strategy to insists on the importance of linguistic self-awareness

Oppression is defined as prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control. Oppression comes in many forms: racial oppression, misogyny, class oppression, and many other forms. Social oppression, a concept that describes a relationship of dominance and subordination between categories of people, causes one group of people to benefit from the systematic abuse, exploitation, and injustice of another group of people. Bigotry is one of the main causes of social oppression. Failing to tolerate those who

For more than 1000 years, the biblical Devil has been a source of immense fascination for believers and nonbelievers alike. The influence of Satan is undeniable in media: Dante’s Inferno, Milton’s Paradise Lost, and even the 1968 horror film, Rosemary’s Baby, take inspiration from the biblical Devil. It is widely understood that the idea of Satan comes from the Bible, but what’s not as well known is how he made it. Despite Christian interpretation, Satan is nowhere to be found in the Old Testament