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Tag: Good And Evil

0 Philosophy Jewish Law

Dennis Prager: The Battle Over Good and Evil

Abigail Shrier in The Free Press · 12 Mar

Dennis Prager, a pivotal conservative voice, has spent half a century advocating the view that without the presence of God, concepts of good and evil disintegrate into mere opinions.

0 Philosophy Jewish Law

Do We Know Why God Allows Evil and Suffering?

Sruli Fruchter in 18forty · 25 Feb 2024

The theological problem of evil and suffering, also known as theodicy, challenges belief in a just and fair world governed by a traditional view of God.

0 History Philosophy

#17: Why Bad Things Happen to Good People: An Introduction to Jewish Theodicy

Torah 101 · 3 Jun 2019

This text grapples with the challenging question of why bad things happen to good people, a central issue in Jewish theology.

0 Philosophy Jewish Law

“The Point of Free Will”: A Response to Abraham Socher

Andrew N. Koss in Jewish Review of Books · 7 Jan 2018

Abraham Socher's essay "Is Repentance Possible?" discusses the debate on morality between Aristotelian virtue ethics and the Judeo-Christian obedience to laws and commands, highlighting the different views on the cultivation of inner virtue.

0 History Philosophy

The Banality of American Evil

Forward · 21 Dec 2016

Philosopher Hannah Arendt and scientist Stanley Milgram shed light on the nature of evil in society, arguing that normal, seemingly good people can commit atrocities when influenced by social pressures.