Theory of Compensation and Problem of Evil; a New Defense

IF 0.4 3区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY European Journal for Philosophy of Religion Pub Date : 2022-07-02 DOI:10.24204/ejpr.2022.3357
Seyyed Jaaber Mousavirad
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 All previous solutions to the problem of evil have attempted to resolve the issue by showing that God permits them in order for a greater good. However, some contest that there are some instances in which there is no greater good, while in other cases good and evil have been distributed unjustly. I intend, in this paper, to show that if God compensates the harms of evil in the afterlife, any sort of good is enough to resolve the problem of evil; even if the good is not greater than the evil nor distributed appropriately. To attain this end, I have divided the theory of compensation into a weak and a more effective account. The weak account alleges that the goodness of evils is merely based upon their compensation in the afterlife. I have proposed, in this article, a new, strong account of this theory, which considers both primary goods of evils and afterlife compensation as combined elements that can justify evils. After distinguishing the weak and strong versions of compensation, the idea is explained, and the advantages of the theory are pointed out. Finally, there are two chief objections raised against the validity of this theory, both have been mentioned and answered in this paper.
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补偿理论与“恶”问题新的防御方式
以前所有解决邪恶问题的方法都试图通过表明上帝为了更大的利益而允许他们来解决这个问题。然而,一些人质疑,在某些情况下,没有更大的善,而在其他情况下,善和恶的分配是不公正的。在这篇论文中,我打算表明,如果上帝在死后补偿邪恶的伤害,任何形式的善都足以解决邪恶的问题;即使善不大于恶,也不适当地分配。为了达到这个目的,我将补偿理论分为一个薄弱的和一个更有效的解释。软弱的叙述声称邪恶的善良只是建立在他们死后得到补偿的基础上。在这篇文章中,我对这一理论提出了一个新的、强有力的解释,该理论认为邪恶的主要物品和死后补偿都是可以证明邪恶的综合因素。在区分了补偿的弱版本和强版本之后,解释了该思想,并指出了该理论的优点。最后,对这一理论的有效性提出了两个主要的反对意见,这两个反对意见都在本文中得到了提及和回答。
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期刊介绍: European Journal for Philosophy of Religion (EJPR) is a peer-reviewed international journal devoted to the problems of the philosophy of religion. EJPR has been founded with the aim of fostering the development of philosophy of religion in Europe and elsewhere.
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