Theodicy

In Kelly Clark (ed.), Readings in the Philosophy of Religion. Broadview (2008)
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This paper summarizes a version of the argument from evil for atheism and then assesses several theodicies, including those that appeal to punishment, evil as a necessary counterpart for good, free will, natural evil as natural consequence, natural law, higher-order goods, and the conjunctive "Big Reason" including all the above and more beside.

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Daniel Howard-Snyder
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Natural evil.Richard Swinburne - 1978 - American Philosophical Quarterly 15 (4):295 - 301.
An atheological argument from evil natural laws.Quentin Smith - 1991 - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 29 (3):159 - 174.
Current periodical articles 465.Why do We Value Knowledge & Ward E. Jones - 1997 - American Philosophical Quarterly 34 (4).

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