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Affect And The Problem Of Evil, Bruce Ballard
Affect And The Problem Of Evil, Bruce Ballard
Conference on Philosophy and Theology
A central aspect of the problem of evil or the argument from evil is the intensity or quantity of suffering. This quantity is conceived of as something objective and fixed. But because our experience is in part constituted and interpreted by our effectual orientation, there is no such objective quantum of suffering. But where there is no objective quantum of suffering, the argument from evil collapses. Here we begin by examining the connection between the philosophical and existential dimensions of the problem of and argument from evil as suffering. Next we consider the role of the affect in the constitution …
God: Savior, Butcher, Or Oblivious Artist? The Theodicy Of Alfred North Whitehead, Laurence Rohrer
God: Savior, Butcher, Or Oblivious Artist? The Theodicy Of Alfred North Whitehead, Laurence Rohrer
Conference on Philosophy and Theology
This paper is a critical examination of Alfred North Whitehead's attempt to solve the traditional problem of evil. Whitehead's conception of evil is crucial to his process cosmology because it is integral to his process cosmology because it is integral to his notion of creation in which evil is understood in relationship to the larger dynamic of God’s creative activity. While Whitehead’s process theodicy is interesting, he fails to successfully escape between the horns of the traditional dilemma. Whitehead is often criticized for treating evil as merely apparent. While some process philosophers, notably Maurice Barineau, have defended Whitehead from this …