PHIL 235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Moral Evil, Natural Disaster
10 Apr 2020
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Two definitions of evil: moral evil: caused by humans (when you harm someone- intentionally, pre-moral evil: not caused by humans (natural disaster) The problem of horizon: our knowledge is limited. We cannot find the proper solution to every: the surplus of evil and the religious realm. Grow up in a society that is racist, how do you grow up knowing that you shouldn"t situation. Therefore, you will not always be morally correct. be racist. Bad can be reinforced just as easily as good. Biological: the way you grow up, you have no control over the way your parents raise you. Sensitive: you develop your own understanding, you start building your own explanations. Intellectual: our development process that can be improved and developed intentionally. Two groups of people: the people who want the world to stay the same, the people who want the world to change.
