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The Problem of Evil in the Ancient World
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The aim of this book is to ascertain how ancient Greek and Latin authors, both pagan and Christian, formulated and answered what is now called the problem of evil. The survey ranges chronologically from the classical and Hellenistic eras, through the Roman era, to the end of the pagan world. Six of the twelve chapters are devoted to Christianity (including Manichaeism), as one thesis of the book is that the problem of evil takes an acute form only for Christians, since no other philosophy of antiquity posits a personal God exercising providence over individuals without having to overcome countervailing forces. None the less it will also be shown that Greek philosophies, Platonism in particular, come close to the Christian formulation. Being conscious of the affinity between Greek thought and their own, early Christians respond to the problem of evil in the same way as the philosophers, by questioning the existence of evil rather than of the divine.
Author Bio
Mark Edwards是研究古典学、早期基督教与古代思想史的学者，关注希腊罗马世界中的哲学、宗教与神学问题。他的研究常围绕文本细读与观念史展开，尤其重视古典传统与基督教思想之间的互动。在《古代世界中的恶的问题》中，他探讨古希腊、罗马及基督教作者如何理解并回应“恶”的存在，体现出其对古代宗教与思想争论的深入把握。
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