The defeat of heartbreak: problems and solutions for Stump's view of the problem of evil concerning desires of the heart

Eleonore Stump insightfully develops Aquinas's theodicy to account for a significant source of human suffering, namely the undermining of desires of the heart. Stump argues that what justifies God in allowing such suffering is benefits made available to the sufferer through her suffering that c...

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Authors: Cleveland, Lindsay K. (Author) ; Cleveland, Scott W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2016]
In: Religious studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-23
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274 / Theodicy / Nearness of God / Loss / Suffering
IxTheo Classification:KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages
NBC Doctrine of God
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Summary:Eleonore Stump insightfully develops Aquinas's theodicy to account for a significant source of human suffering, namely the undermining of desires of the heart. Stump argues that what justifies God in allowing such suffering is benefits made available to the sufferer through her suffering that can defeat the suffering by contributing to the fulfilment of her heart's desires. We summarize Stump's arguments for why such suffering requires defeat and how it is defeated. We identify three problems with Stump's account of how such suffering is defeated and offer solutions to each. We defend and strengthen Stump's response to the hardest cases for her view, and explain what her view demands of God.
ISSN:1469-901X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412514000493