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Greater‐Good Defenses
In God, Evil and Design: An Introduction to the Philosophical Issues. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 171–189 (2008)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Hick and Swinburne Moral Evil and the Free‐Will Defense Natural Disasters and other Terrible Things, and the Free‐Will Defense Suggested Reading.Author's Profile
greater‐good defenses substantive defenses ‐ needed for three reasons Hick's and theistic view “this baffling problem of excessive and undeserved suffering” theistic perspective reflects idea of a divine plan for the universe moral evil and free‐will defense Full freedom as a difficulty in understanding God Hitler's freedom and God Libertarian freedom and you, blank checks and robots Freedom and limited temptation natural disasters and other terrible things, and the free‐will defense
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