Philosophy of Religion
The Problem of Natural Evil II: Hybrid Replies
By , University of Toronto (May 2009)
Section: Philosophy of Religion
Subjects: Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics.
Abstract
I consider two views that combine different elements of general theistic replies to natural evil, those of Peter van Inwagen and William Hasker. I end with a Hasker-style defense – one that, unlike Hasker's, denies the existence of pointless natural evils – and some brief observations on the direction of future debate.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00210.x
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