Molinizm a problem zła moralnego

• Authors: Krzysztof Hubaczek

Title variants

EN

MOLINISM AND THE PROBLEM OF MORAL EVIL

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

One of the best known solutions to the problem of evil is the free will theodicy. The aim of Molinism is to reconcile the libertarian notion of free will and the traditional idea of Divine Providence. But Molinism is based on the assumption that God has a middle knowledge, i.e. He knows the truth value of counterfactuals of creaturely freedom. The possibility of such knowledge has been called into question by contemporary critics of Molinism. The problem is that without middle knowledge, the Molinist account of Providence and the free will theodicy is impossible. My claim is that even if it is taken for granted that middle knowledge is possible, a Molinist needs more than simple free will theodicy to solve the problem of evil.

Keywords

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MOLINISM; MIDDLE KNOWLEDGE; PROBLEM OF EVIL; THEODICY; PROVIDENCE

• Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza Epigram
• Journal: Filo-Sofija
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 4(19)
• Pages: 143-156

Contributors

author

Krzysztof Hubaczek