Evil or the Lack of Meaning
Fridlund, Patrik LU
(2018)
In Logoi.ph – Rivista di filosofia, Journal of Philosophy
IV(11).
p.34-48
- Abstract
- I argue that Paul Ricœur displaces and decentres established theodicies; the issue of evil is perceived as a practical rather than a speculative matter. It is the view of evil as a productive aporia, which suggests that evil provokes action and obliges human beings to take a stand ethically and politically. Hence, the topic of evil is not necessarily about putting together a jigsaw puzzle. The central problem of evil has less to do with logic than with resignation, inertia, despair and meaninglessness.
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- Fridlund, Patrik
LU
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- publishing date
- 2018-06-30
- type
- Contribution to journal
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- subject
- keywords
- Action, Aporia, Resignation, Paul Ricoeur, Theodicy
- in
- Logoi.ph – Rivista di filosofia, Journal of Philosophy
- volume
- IV
- issue
- 11
- pages
- 15 pages
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- Mimesis Edizioni
- ISSN
- 2420-9775
- language
- English
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