Blasphemy! Levinas and the Unjustification of Suffering
In this article, Severson explores the insights of Emmanuel Levinas regarding theodicy and the problem of evil. Levinas considers philosophical and practical justifications of suffering to be blasphemous, violating the sanctity of the suffering of the other person, even when well-meant. Severson int...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| Опубликовано: |
2025
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Journal for continental philosophy of religion
Год: 2025, Том: 7, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 147-167 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Pain
B Blasphemy B Theodicy B Levinas B Suffering |
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| Итог: | In this article, Severson explores the insights of Emmanuel Levinas regarding theodicy and the problem of evil. Levinas considers philosophical and practical justifications of suffering to be blasphemous, violating the sanctity of the suffering of the other person, even when well-meant. Severson introduces distinctions between “pain” and “suffering” to extrapolate and explain Levinas’s striking rejection of theodicy. |
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| ISSN: | 2588-9613 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Journal for continental philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/25889613-bja10064 |
