Evil and the Problem of Impermanence in Medieval Japanese Philosophy

The problem of evil is widely considered a problem only for traditional Western monotheists who believe that there is an omnipotent and morally perfect God. I argue, however, that the problem of evil, more specifically a variant of the problem of evil which I call the ‘"problem of impermanence&...

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Main Author: Nagasawa, Yujin 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham 2022
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 195-226
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Summary:The problem of evil is widely considered a problem only for traditional Western monotheists who believe that there is an omnipotent and morally perfect God. I argue, however, that the problem of evil, more specifically a variant of the problem of evil which I call the ‘"problem of impermanence", arises even for those adhering to the philosophical and religious traditions of the East. I analyse and assess various responses to the problem of impermanence found in medieval Japanese literature. I argue that the only response that is potentially satisfactory requires supernaturalism. I conclude, therefore, that the problem of impermanence is a unique problem posing a greater challenge to naturalists than to supernaturalists.
Reference:Kritik in "Reformulating Indifferentism (2022)"
Kritik in "Hermitism and Impermanence (2022)"
Kritik in "Response to Yujin Nagasawa (2022)"
Contains:Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.2022.3816