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<p>In this article, I contend that (a) disagreement over the definition of ‘good person’ indicates a challenge for the probabilistic argument from evil (PAE) and (b) the debate between value monism and value pluralism exposes obstacles for the PAE. I also highlight areas for further axiological inquiry with respect to the problem of evil and related problems. My goal is not to argue that the PAE fails, but to examine the axiology of the argument, to investigate some of its vulnerabilities, and to motivate novel evaluations of it by reframing it as an axiological rather than moral issue.</p>
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In this article, I contend that (a) disagreement over the definition of ‘good person’ indicates a challenge for the probabilistic argument from evil (PAE) and (b) the debate between value monism and value pluralism exposes obstacles for the PAE. I also highlight areas for further axiological inquiry with respect to the problem of evil and related problems. My goal is not to argue that the PAE fails, but to examine the axiology of the argument, to investigate some of its vulnerabilities, and to motivate novel evaluations of it by reframing it as an axiological rather than moral issue.

Axiology and the Problem of Evil

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In this article, I contend that (a) disagreement over the definition of ‘good person’ indicates a challenge for the probabilistic argument from evil (PAE) and...

Axiology and the Problem of Evil

Publié en ligne: 27 févr. 2023

Pages: 84 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2023-0006

Mots clés
axiology, problem of evil, virtue, suffering, theism

© 2023 Elliott R. Crozat, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Axiology and the Problem of Evil

Publié en ligne: 27 févr. 2023

Pages: 84 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2023-0006

Mots clésaxiology, problem of evil, virtue, suffering, theism

© 2023 Elliott R. Crozat, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
axiology, problem of evil, virtue, suffering, theism