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2. Problem of evil - Wikipedia

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   Besides the philosophy of religion, the problem of evil is also important to the fields of theology and ethics. There are also many discussions of evil and associated problems in other philosophical fields, such as secular ethics, [5] [6] [7] and evolutionary ethics. [8] [9] But as usually understood, the problem of evil is posed in a ...

3. Epicurean paradox - Wikipedia

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   Carneades could be the true author of the paradox attributed to Epicurus.. There is no text by Epicurus that confirms his authorship of the argument. [3] Therefore, although it was popular with the skeptical school of Greek philosophy, it is possible that Epicurus' paradox was wrongly attributed to him by Lactantius who, from his Christian perspective, while attacking the problem proposed by ...

4. Absence of good - Wikipedia

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   The absence of good (Latin: privatio boni), also known as the privation theory of evil, [1] is a theological and philosophical doctrine that evil, unlike good, is insubstantial, so that thinking of it as an entity is misleading. Instead, evil is rather the absence, or lack ("privation"), of good.

5. Theodicy - Wikipedia

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   Theodicies are developed to answer the question of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil, thus resolving the issue of the problem of evil. Some theodicies also address the problem of evil "to make the existence of an all-knowing, all-powerful and all-good or omnibenevolent God consistent with the existence of evil or suffering in the ...

6. Paul Draper (philosopher) - Wikipedia

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   Paul Robert Draper (born 1957) is an American philosopher, most known for his work in the philosophy of religion. His work on the evidential argument from evil for atheism has been widely influential. He is currently a professor at Purdue University. He is co-editor of topics in the philosophy of religion for the Stanford Encyclopedia of ...

7. List of films about philosophers - Wikipedia

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   Films where philosophy is central to the plot: I Heart Huckabees (2004) – A comedy with existential themes. Mindwalk (1990) – A wide-ranging discussion between three individuals. My Dinner with Andre (1981) – A film featuring philosophical discussions. My Night at Maud's (1969) – A film centred around philosophical discussions.

8. List of philosophical problems - Wikipedia

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   The mind–body problem is the problem of determining the relationship between the human body and the human mind. Philosophical positions on this question are generally predicated on either a reduction of one to the other, or a belief in the discrete coexistence of both.

9. Killing baby Hitler - Wikipedia

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   According to consequentialism, the morality of any given action is judged solely by its consequences. [1] Consequentialist ethics raises the dichotomy of immediate foreseeable consequences versus unforeseeable potential consequences; for example, in the story of Johann Kühberger saving a young Hitler from drowning, the immediate positive consequences of saving a person's life was the ...