The Necessity of Gratuitous Evil

William Hasker

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Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophical Ethics and Theory Karl Barth and Christian Theology

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It is widely accepted that a morally perfect God would prevent all "gratuitous evil,~ evil which is not necessary for some greater good.I argue that this requirement is unsound-that "if God necessarily prevents gratuitous evil, morality is undermined.~ Objections by William Rowe complicate the discussion of this claim but do not refute it.In conclusion, a parallel argument concerning natural evil is presented.

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