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Religions, 2022 James Sterba argues that a good God is not logically possible. He argues that what he calls the Pauline Principle, which says that we should never do evil that good may come of it, implies that a good God would prevent horrendous evil consequences of ...
Bruce Russell
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‘Turkeys Cannot Vote for Christmas’: Why Epistemic Disobedience in an Anti‐Black World Matters
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Never in the history of global coloniality has the idea of epistemic disobedience been as important as in the 21st century. This is not only because the struggle for decolonisation has shifted from physical confrontation between the coloniser and the colonised into a battle of ideas but also because the former has deployed the idea of ...
Morgan Ndlovu
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract According to Nietzsche, “In every real [adult], a child is hidden that wants to play.” In everyday life, playfulness and competition can make routine or dull tasks more engaging and can offer educators opportunities to engage a learner in a more entertaining or interactive manner.
Judi Laprade
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The Problem of Evil, Skeptical Theism and Moral Epistemology
Religions, 2021 This paper argues that skeptical theism isn’t susceptible to criticisms of the view presented in James Sterba’s new book on the logical problem of evil.
Scott M. Coley
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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A Compensatory Response to the Problem of Evil: Revisited
Religions, 2022 In this essay, I revisit the univocity thesis, Sterba’s analogy between God and a leader of a politically liberal society, and, most fundamentally, whether the existence of horrendous evils is logically compatible with the existence of a good God.
Michael Douglas Beaty
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This article considers how teachers' professional development could be redeveloped to help address the current crisis in teacher recruitment and retention by offering greater intellectual rigour and more opportunities for intellectual growth. Our analysis is focused on the UK government's current policy for leadership development in schools in
Mark Innes +2 more
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The “Whence” of Evil and How the Demiurge Can Alleviate Our Suffering
Religions, 2020 Mid-twentieth century witnessed a renewal of the interest in the problem of evil, presented by Mackie et al. in the form of the logical argument from evil. However, this argument was proven ineffective in securing victory over theism.
Viktor Ilievski
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A Brief Comparison Between Systematic Theodicy and The Qur’anic Theodicy
ULUM, 2022 One of the most debated problems in the history of philosophy is the problem of evil. Since classical times, philosophers have started to think about evil, a phenomenon that exists in the world and that almost everyone encounters.
Emrullah Kurt
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Firms are increasingly looking into carbon dioxide removal (CDR), a set of options to take past emissions of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. Often two basic categories of CDR are distinguished: nature‐based solutions, such as planting trees or restoring wetlands, and technology‐based solutions, such as various forms of carbon capture ...
Sabrina Mili +3 more
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