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Human Sovereignty and the Logical Problem of Evil

open access: yesReligions, 2022
In this paper, I provide a defence of theism against James Sterba’s version of the logical problem of evil, at least where the focus is on moral evil (I do not have much to say about natural evil in this paper).
Daniel Molto
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A Comparative Approach to the Problem of Evil from a Theological and Philosophical Perspective

open access: yesULUM, 2018
The problem of evil is the common problem of both philosophy and theology. Philosophers and kalām scholars have developed a theodicy/defense of divine justice that is in keeping with their understanding of religion, paradigms and methodologies. They have
Metin Özdemir
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A Study of Nick Trakakis's Approach to Anti-Theodicy in Comparison with Meta-Theodicy and Critique of Theodicy [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهشنامه فلسفه دین, 2022
The problem of evil and theodicy are acknowledged as inherent parts of the philosophy of religion. But on the other hand, some are seeking a way to put an end to this issue.
Seyed Mahdi Sajadi
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The good in moral conduct based on the philosophy of Hannah Arendt

open access: yesPerseitas, 2019
In this article we deal with the meaning of good in the framework of Hannah Arendt’s moral conduct. We will start from her notion of banality of evil and her anthropological conception of two-in-one to understand the characteristics of moral behavior ...
María Camila Sanabria Cucalón
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Coronavirus and Divine Justice and its Relation to the Issue of Natural and Moral Evil [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Multidisciplinary Journal of Pure Life, 2020
The existence of evil in the universe has always occupied the human mind, including the religious who seek a philosophy that does not contradict the attributes of a wise and just God. The deniers also find this issue a good refuge for atheism, and at any
Dr. Gholam Ali Sanjari (Iran)
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ONTOLOGY OF EVIL IN KVIRIN VASILJ’S WORKS [PDF]

open access: yesHum, 2007
The article deals with understanding of physical, moral and metaphysical evil in Kvirin Vasilj’s philosophy. Since he does not accept existence of metaphysical evil as an individual reality (he understands metaphysical evil from the final goal or ...
Nikola Stanković
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A Modified Free-Will Defense: A Structural and Theistic Free-Will Defense as a Response to James Sterba

open access: yesReligions, 2022
In his book Is a Good God Logically Possible?, James Sterba argues that the Plantingian free-will defense, which reconciles the existence of a good and omnipotent God with the existence of evil, is a failed argument when it comes to the terrible evils in
Elif Nur Balci
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

open access: yesBritish 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
wiley   +1 more source

How can welfare regime and production regime theories explain differences in schools’ ability grouping policies? A comparative study using the PISA school survey

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research evidence is mixed on the consequences of ability grouping policies, but most research has found an overrepresentation of disadvantaged social demographics in low‐ability groups. However, researchers have neglected to explain why ability grouping policies vary between countries.
Monica Reichenberg   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Of Distributive Justice and Hellfire

open access: yesTheoLogica
Defenses of God’s permission of evil by appeal to free will are alleged to have a value problem. Laura Ekstrom argues that free will does not obviously have a value which would outweigh or justify the disvalue associated with moral evil and its ...
James Dominic Rooney
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