The Problem of Evil Part One: Evil in Philosophical Discourse

This article is the first in a series of three articles that endeavor to provide a short survey of answers to, and interpretations of, the problem of evil in philosophical, mythopoetic and religious discourses. The present article tackles the philosophical framework, tracing with broad strokes si...

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Main Author: Iosif Riviș-Tipei
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Editura Universităţii Aurel Vlaicu Arad 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies
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Online Access:http://www.jhss.ro/downloads/22/articles/12%20vol%2011%20no%202%20(22)%202020%20BT-151-163.pdf
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Summary:This article is the first in a series of three articles that endeavor to provide a short survey of answers to, and interpretations of, the problem of evil in philosophical, mythopoetic and religious discourses. The present article tackles the philosophical framework, tracing with broad strokes significant reflections on evil in the western world, from ancient Greek thought to the modern times. Interpreters discussed in the survey include such names as: Socrates, Plato, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Kant, Hegel and Nietzsche.
ISSN:2067-6557
2247-2371