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The Problem of Evil and the Grammar of Goodness
Religion (2018)
  • Eric Wiland, University of Missouri
Abstract
I consider the two venerated arguments about the existence of God: the Ontological Argument and the Argument from Evil. The Ontological Argument purports to show that God’s nature guarantees that God exists. The Argument from Evil purports to show that God’s nature, combined with some plausible facts about the way the world is, guarantees (or is very compelling grounds for thinking) that God does not exist. Both presume that it is coherent to predicate goodness (or greatness) of God. But if Peter Geach’s claim that goodness is logically attributive is cogent, then both arguments fall to the ground.
Publication Date
January 31, 2018
DOI
10.3390/rel9020043
Publisher Statement
10.3390/rel9020043
Citation Information
Eric Wiland. "The Problem of Evil and the Grammar of Goodness" Religion Vol. 9 Iss. 2 (2018) p. 43 - 51
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/eric-wiland/4/
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