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    The Problem of Evil

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    Philosophy Essay - The Problem of Evil Part A - Compare and contrast the theodicies of Augustine and Irenaeus Both Augustine and Irenaeus attempt to explain the existence of evil in their theodicies‚ though have different explanations for its existence. Theodicies put forward the argument that God has a reason for allowing the existence of evil separated into moral evil (for example‚ the holocaust) and natural evil (Haiti earthquake). Theodicies attempt to rationalise evil whilst retaining the key

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    Hobbes Vs Socrates Essay

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    In Hobbes Leviathan‚ one might recognize the complete controversy between he‚ and Socrates. Socrates‚ was a man with little answers; he made you question things you did not know‚ and things you thought you knew. However‚ Hobbes‚ gives you immense immediate answers‚ and even claims that philosophers are wrong (page 57). Hobbes also claims that men has “restless desire of power after power” (page 58); he claims this explains how and why people act in a certain manner. Reflecting on our modern society

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    Social Evil

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    • SOCIAL EVILS The social evils and superstitions that had crept in the society over the centuries made social reforms imperative for the development of the society and the masses. In the 19th century‚ the newly educated persons increasingly revolted against rigid social conventions and outdated customs. They could no longer tolerate irrational and de-humanizing social practices. Moreover‚ the backward features of Indian society‚ such as the caste system or inequality of the sexes had religious

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    Is Mankind Evil?

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    Opinion: Is Mankind Evil? Mankind is evil. The basic notation of this sentence is no one can be trusted completely‚ even though someone seems nice everyone has a streak of evil inside‚ even if they don’t want to admit it. I agree with this statement based on a couple of things. First‚ if mankind wasn’t evil why hasn’t crime stopped? Everyday theres a new shooting and murder that gains national coverage‚ but not all stories get much if at all coverage. Last year in the United States there

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    Grendel : Evil

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    In the novel‚ Grendel by John Gardener‚ Grendel is a human-like creature capable of rational thought as well as feeling emotions. Early on in the story Gardener depicts Grendel as being very observant‚ critical and somewhat spiteful of the world around him. He describes himself as a murderous monster who smells of death and crouches in the shadows. Grendel watches the humans from the shadows of the trees and at first it seems as though they are the real monsters‚ slaughtering and pillaging all for

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    Are media evils?

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    society – has been blamed for a myriad of problems. These problems range from social ills such as moral degradation in society‚ to more individual-specific maladies‚ such as introverted-ness and violence amongst teenagers. However‚ proponents of the evils of the media at times overstate the facts‚ blowing minor maladies out of proportion. The extent to which this occurs is still up for debate; the media may yet be fully culpable for that which it has been blamed for. Firstly‚ the media has been blamed

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    The evil of Mao

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    to idealistic and instrumental evil according to my research. Idealistic evil is the saddest evil in my opinion. Idealistic evil is the one who want to make things getting better; however‚ things never follow what he wishes. Idealistic evil can also be the one who make a wrong decision‚ but he or she think this is a right decision to other people‚ so he hurt others‚ but he think he is doing the right thing. Like the Roy F. Baumeister written in the “Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty”‚ “it’s always

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    The Problem Of Evil

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    seems the most obvious and relevant question one might ask God given the extensive and widespread cases of apparently gratuitous evil we witness on a daily basis. Such pointless evils that no greater good could ever come from (Augustine‚ 2015). A question as such leaves us to one of the most important and controversial topics in the philosophy of religion‚ the problem of evil (Davies‚ 2013‚ p. 208). The problem as such is ultimately a debate between theists and atheists about the grounds for belief

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    Evil in Macbeth

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    Shakespeare’s powerful play Macbeth effectively explores the nature of evil and its effects and costs. He examines what causes people to commit evil acts such as ambition‚ greed and lust for power through themes‚ characters‚ language and dramatic techniques. The theme of the play is that uncontrolled ambition can make people do evil things but that evil never wins in the end. The play shows the battle between good and evil and the cost of evil. Macbeth breaks the great chain of being by killing the king.

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    Aquinas Evil Vs Evil Essay

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    Article 3 of “On Evil” argues that good cannot cause evil insofar that good is not deficient in any way. “Good insofar as it is deficient causes evil‚ it follows that good causes evil insofar as good already has within itself some evil.” (Aquinas 68) And Aquinas then places this into 2 separate categories. The first category‚ good insofar as it is deficient meaning that it is not intrinsically good and evil threatens its perfection and the second category is that good causes evil by accident. (Aquinas

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