An All Too Radical Solution to the Problem of Evil: a Reply to Harrison
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DOI: 10.1007/s11841-017-0625-6
Abstract: Gerald Harrison has recently argued the evidential problem of evil can be resolved if we assume the moral facts are identical to God’s commands or favorings. On a theistic metaethics, the moral facts are identical… read more here.
Keywords: problem evil; moral facts; skeptical theism; god commands ... See more keywords
The inner tension of pain and the phenomenology of evil
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DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2017.1304231
Abstract: ABSTRACT While there is no shortage of philosophical and theological occupations with the problem of evil and theodicy, the phenomenological basis from which the problem arises often gets lost in abstract accounts. In delimiting the… read more here.
Keywords: problem evil; phenomenology; inner tension; tension pain ... See more keywords
Evil Intuitions? The Problem of Evil, Experimental Philosophy, and the Need for Psychological Research
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DOI: 10.1177/0091647120939110
Abstract: The primary aim of this article is to highlight, at least in short, how the resources of experimental philosophy could be fruitfully applied to the evidential problem of evil. To do this, we will consider… read more here.
Keywords: problem evil; research; experimental philosophy; philosophy ... See more keywords
Divine-Human Intersubjectivity and the Problem of Evil
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DOI: 10.1515/opth-2018-0005
Abstract: Abstract The use of the interrelated terms divine primary causality and creaturely secondary causality to describe the God-world relationship presents problems to Christian philosophers and theologians in dealing with two key issues: first, the freedom… read more here.
Keywords: god; problem evil; human intersubjectivity; divine human ... See more keywords
The Problem of Evil Remains Logically Binding
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DOI: 10.3390/rel12030154
Abstract: Most contemporary discussions of the problem of evil assume that “logical” formulations of the problem are untenable, and that we should operate with “evidential” formulations instead. I argue that this consensus is founded on a… read more here.
Keywords: evil remains; problem; formulations problem; problem evil ... See more keywords
The Problem of Evil, Skeptical Theism and Moral Epistemology
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DOI: 10.3390/rel12050313
Abstract: This paper argues that skeptical theism isn’t susceptible to criticisms of the view presented in James Sterba’s new book on the logical problem of evil. Nevertheless, Sterba’s argument does serve to underscore the unpalatable moral-epistemological… read more here.
Keywords: epistemology; evil skeptical; skeptical theism; problem evil ... See more keywords