Evil and the Problem of Impermanence in Medieval Japanese Philosophy
The problem of evil is widely considered a problem only for traditional Western monotheists who believe that there is an omnipotent and morally perfect God. I argue, however, that the problem of evil, more specifically a variant of the problem of evil which I call the ‘"problem of impermanence&...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 195-226 |
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| Summary: | The problem of evil is widely considered a problem only for traditional Western monotheists who believe that there is an omnipotent and morally perfect God. I argue, however, that the problem of evil, more specifically a variant of the problem of evil which I call the ‘"problem of impermanence", arises even for those adhering to the philosophical and religious traditions of the East. I analyse and assess various responses to the problem of impermanence found in medieval Japanese literature. I argue that the only response that is potentially satisfactory requires supernaturalism. I conclude, therefore, that the problem of impermanence is a unique problem posing a greater challenge to naturalists than to supernaturalists. |
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| Reference: | Kritik in "Reformulating Indifferentism (2022)"
Kritik in "Hermitism and Impermanence (2022)" Kritik in "Response to Yujin Nagasawa (2022)" |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.2022.3816 |
