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@article{ART001772353},
author={민찬홍},
title={Logical Problem of Evil},
journal={Philosophical Investigation},
issn={1598-7213},
year={2013},
volume={33},
pages={87-111},
doi={10.33156/philos.2013.33..004}

TY - JOUR
AU - 민찬홍
TI - Logical Problem of Evil
JO - Philosophical Investigation
PY - 2013
VL - 33
IS - null
PB - Institute of philosophy in Chung-Ang Univ.
SP - 87
EP - 111
SN - 1598-7213
AB - This paper treats the logical Problem of Evil, which argues that the theological thesis of omniscient, omnipotent and wholly good God on the one hand, and the undeniable existence of evil on the other, contradict each other. About this Problem, the author argues two points. He argues first that the logical Problem of Evil fails because there exists, we know, at least one ‘instrumental’ evil, evil which “works together for good”, that is, evil which is conceptually necessary for some good which in turn God has a reason to choose to create in spite of the evil’s co-existence; and there is no inconsistency in believing that all the evil in the world are of this kind. The logical Problem of Evil requires that there exists at least one evil which does not “work together for good” in any way; theists however can consistently deny this. Secondly the author revisits so-called “Free Will Defense” of Alvin Plantinga. Plantinga argued that God had a good reason to create significantly free beings, and that if that was the case, it was not within His power to create a world without moral evil. The author argues that Plantinga’s Free Will Defense commits a logical error. What he has to show is not that the transworld depravity is possibly true, but that it is true; which he does not.
KW - Problem of Evil;logical Problem of Evil;Mackie;Plantinga;Free Will Defense;transworld depravity;middle knowledge
DO - 10.33156/philos.2013.33..004
ER -

민찬홍. (2013). Logical Problem of Evil. Philosophical Investigation, 33, 87-111.

민찬홍. 2013, "Logical Problem of Evil", Philosophical Investigation, vol.33, pp.87-111. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2013.33..004

민찬홍 "Logical Problem of Evil" Philosophical Investigation 33 pp.87-111 (2013) : 87.

민찬홍. Logical Problem of Evil. 2013; 33 87-111. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2013.33..004

민찬홍. "Logical Problem of Evil" Philosophical Investigation 33(2013) : 87-111.doi: 10.33156/philos.2013.33..004

민찬홍. Logical Problem of Evil. Philosophical Investigation, 33, 87-111. doi: 10.33156/philos.2013.33..004

민찬홍. Logical Problem of Evil. Philosophical Investigation. 2013; 33 87-111. doi: 10.33156/philos.2013.33..004

민찬홍. Logical Problem of Evil. 2013; 33 87-111. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2013.33..004

민찬홍. "Logical Problem of Evil" Philosophical Investigation 33(2013) : 87-111.doi: 10.33156/philos.2013.33..004