A Virocentric Perspective on Evil
The coronavirus pandemic has stirred interest in viruses. This has been accompanied by a proliferation of popular works trying to explain how viruses fit into the Christian worldview. In an anthropocentric perspective, viruses are easily regarded as malicious entities. This article, however, shows t...
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| 格式: | 電子 Article |
| 語言: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2021]
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Zygon
Year: 2021, 卷: 56, 發布: 1, Pages: 19-33 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
病毒
/ 瘟疫
/ 自然災害
/ 罪惡
/ 基督教倫理
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CF Christianity and Science NCH Medical ethics NCJ Ethics of science ZA Social sciences |
| Further subjects: | B
Virus
B 人類免疫缺陷病毒 B Covid-19 B Evil B Influenza A B Pandemic B Sin B 嚴重急性呼吸綜合症冠狀病毒2型 B Ebola B the only way argument |
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| 總結: | The coronavirus pandemic has stirred interest in viruses. This has been accompanied by a proliferation of popular works trying to explain how viruses fit into the Christian worldview. In an anthropocentric perspective, viruses are easily regarded as malicious entities. This article, however, shows that a proper understanding of the biology of viruses actually adds another level of complexity to our perception of good and evil. Interestingly, this additional layer of complexity might help us solve some of the most urgent difficulties in the discussion about good and evil, if we recognize the subjective nature of what we call natural evil. We need to be more nuanced not merely in our theological discussion about good and evil, but also in the way we talk about viruses. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12669 |