Organic Unities: A Response to the Problem of Evil
The principle of organic unities is a metaphysical claim regarding the nature of moral value. It states that the value of the whole is not equal to the summation of its parts. Even though this principle has a major impact on moral theory, it has been neglected in the consideration of the problem o...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Université Catholique de Louvain
[2019]
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TheoLogica
Année: 2019, Volume: 3, Numéro: 2, Pages: 122-139 |
| RelBib Classification: | NBC Dieu VA Philosophie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Organic Unities
B Value B problem of evil B G. E. Moore B God |
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| Résumé: | The principle of organic unities is a metaphysical claim regarding the nature of moral value. It states that the value of the whole is not equal to the summation of its parts. Even though this principle has a major impact on moral theory, it has been neglected in the consideration of the problem of God and evil. I claim that the theist can utilize the principle of organic unities to undermine the problem of evil. First, I explain the principle of organic unities and how it affects one's understanding of moral value. Next, I explicate the two major historical versions of the problem of evil: the logical argument from evil and the evidential argument from evil. Lastly, I argue that the principle of organic unities demonstrates that God may logically co-exist with evil and that the atheologian lacks rational warrant appealing to gratuitous evil against God's existence. As a result, both problems fail. |
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| ISSN: | 2593-0265 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: TheoLogica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.14428/thl.v3i1.15243 |