Corruptio boni: an alternative to the privation theory of evil
The classic ‘privation theory’ of evil defines evil as an absence (or ‘privation’) of a good that ought to obtain. Despite its historical importance, privation theory is faced with a number of serious difficulties. I outline two of these difficulties and argue that they continue to pose a threat. I...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1795302024-08-07T01:20:43Z Corruptio boni: an alternative to the privation theory of evil de Ray, Christophe School of Humanities Arts and Humanities Augustine Evil The classic ‘privation theory’ of evil defines evil as an absence (or ‘privation’) of a good that ought to obtain. Despite its historical importance, privation theory is faced with a number of serious difficulties. I outline two of these difficulties and argue that they continue to pose a threat. I then present ‘corruption theory’, an alternative theory of evil reconstructed from some of Augustine's writings on the subject. I argue that this theory shares the strengths of privation theory, while evading its problems. 2024-08-07T01:20:43Z 2024-08-07T01:20:43Z 2024 Journal Article de Ray, C. (2024). Corruptio boni: an alternative to the privation theory of evil. Ratio, 1-13. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rati.12410 0034-0006 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179530 10.1111/rati.12410 2-s2.0-85195385818 1 13 en Ratio © 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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The classic ‘privation theory’ of evil defines evil as an absence (or ‘privation’) of a good that ought to obtain. Despite its historical importance, privation theory is faced with a number of serious difficulties. I outline two of these difficulties and argue that they continue to pose a threat. I then present ‘corruption theory’, an alternative theory of evil reconstructed from some of Augustine's writings on the subject. I argue that this theory shares the strengths of privation theory, while evading its problems. |
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