Gianni Vattimo on the Problem of Evil
The problem of evil asks why an all-loving, all-powerful God would permit evil and suffering. Gianni Vattimo, a postmodern philosopher influenced by Nietzsche and Heidegger, returned to religion in the 1990s, but only addressed the concept of evil in a sustained fashion some twenty years later. Vatt...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2022
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Heythrop journal
Ano: 2022, Volume: 63, Número: 6, Páginas: 1089-1099 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | AB Filosofia da religião KAJ Época contemporânea NBC Deus VA Filosofia |
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philosophy of religion
B Pareyson B : Vattimo B problem of evil B Hermeneutics |
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| Resumo: | The problem of evil asks why an all-loving, all-powerful God would permit evil and suffering. Gianni Vattimo, a postmodern philosopher influenced by Nietzsche and Heidegger, returned to religion in the 1990s, but only addressed the concept of evil in a sustained fashion some twenty years later. Vattimo’s contribution to the problem of evil addresses the problem circuitously by analysing the concept of evil and by bringing in theological concept of grace, albeit rethinking these concepts in accordance with his own philosophical style of ‘weak thought’. This article applies Vattimo’s understanding of evil and grace to the problem of evil, comparing his approach to Pareyson’s and analysing the extent to which Vattimo’s understanding of evil enables someone drawing upon his weak thought to provide an appropriate response to the problem of evil. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-2265 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Heythrop journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/heyj.14149 |