The problem of evil in the Neo-Confucian context: Wang Yangming’s view on evil

Asian Philosophy 30 (4):351-366 (2020)
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Wang Yangming believes that human nature is entirely good. A question naturally arises: where is evil from? It has been argued that Wang’s idealism gives rise to the problem of evil. I first argue...

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