Entropy and Evil

Abstract. This paper explores a possible relationship between entropy and evil in terms of metaphor. After presenting the various meanings of entropy in classical thermodynamics and statical mechanics, and the Augustinian and Irenaean theodicies, several similarities and dissimilarities between entr...

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Main Author: Russell, Robert J. 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Open Library of Humanities$s2024- 1984
In: Zygon
Year: 1984, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 449-468
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