On the alleged connection between moral evil and human freedom
Those who advance the traditional argument from human freedom presume that human freedom provides an adequate explanation of moral evil. I argue that this presumption is erroneous. An adequate explanation of our capacity to make choices that produce moral evil must be distinguished from an adequate...
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Springer Netherlands
2001
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Sophia
Year: 2001, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-6 |
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Sinful Action
B Human Freedom B Adequate Explanation B Evil Action B Moral Evil |
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