God and the Playpen: On the Feasibility of Morally Better Worlds

According to the free will defense, God cannot create a world with free creatures, and hence a world with moral goodness, without allowing for the possibility of evil. David Lewis points out that any free will defense must address the “playpen problem”: why didn’t God allow creatures the freedom req...

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Main Author: Chen, Cheryl K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2021]
In: Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 4
Further subjects:B James Sterba
B Molinism
B Hugh McCann
B J.L. Mackie
B Open Theism
B Free will defense
B theological compatibilism
B Alvin Plantinga
B problem of evil
B David Lewis
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