Beyond Good and Evil

The most obvious theme of the novel is good against evil. The issue is dealt with by examining the idea of evil as a dangerous force existing outside of human action from the viewpoint of a character mostly defined by logic and clear and sensible thinking. Such an approachcreates an air of interest in what's lifelike and real in what is (almost completely) a fantasy-likeplot. The questioning nature of the main character (Nathanial), joined/connected with the story's(things that are suddenly…

Evil is not a force, in itself, evil is the absence of good, evil does not come from a devil, or darkness or an evil deity. Augustine goes on a spiritual and metaphysical journey throughout the confessions. His beliefs evolve as travels to different places. He adopts several philosophies, before coming back to Christianity, like all of humanity must do according to himself. His ideas about evil similarly, follow this progression, Augustine disregards the Bible as being unsophisticated, and…

Sober explains that the problem of evil is that its existence is proof for atheism. The proof for atheism based off the existence of evil is called the argument of evil. The first argument proclaims that if God existed, he would be all powerful, all knowing, and all good, and if he did exist, then there would be no evil in the world. Since evil does exist in this world, the conclusion is that god does not exist. There are various other forms of the argument of evil that add exceptions to the…

Good versus evil is one of the most important themes throughout Beowulf. This theme is played out from beginning to end and various ways. The most obvious example of good versus evil is shown in the fact that the entire story follows the journey of a courageous hero, Beowulf, and his battles against demons and dragons of hell. Beowulf battles Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon. All of which are evil forces challenging Beowulf. When Beowulf battles Grendel, we see the epitome of good…

reasons, but personal experiences are an incredibly influential aspect. Through observations or experiences of evil, society often disregards the concept of an “all great” entity because of a lack of intervention. Common points of this include allowing the holocaust to take place, but also point to forms of non-moral evil such as natural tragedies that take place everyday. This “argument from evil” prevails with atheistic beliefs as they firmly believe that if a greater being did exist that was…

Lear’s greed leads to his metaphorical blindness which prevents him from discerning and distinguishing the forces of evil, that are also fuelled by greed, against him. Lear demonstrates this human folly clearly at the beginning of play. In conjunction to the relatively greedy act of relinquishing political power (his responsibilities) while keeping his title of King, Lear attempts to achieve self-assurance and satisfy his narcissistic desires by conducting a love test where his daughters must…

how good people can turn into evil leaders. In trying to understand this behavior, I use Dr. Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford University prison experiment to demonstrate how it is possible for ordinary good people to become perpetrators of evil when given absolute power. The Psychology of Power and Evil Leadership Everyone has the potential to be a leader. I believe that conscience choices made on a daily basis reflect our general intentions. And these intentions are either “good” or…

philosophy is theodicy, which works to justify the existence of God even though evil exists. John Hick and Steven Cahn in their respective works, “The Problem of Evil” and “The Problem of Good”, provide valid arguments for the existence and probable non existence of God in the presence of good and evil. Through the reversal of Hick’s argument, I feel that Cahn establishes the illogic behind Hick’s view and proves that because both good and bad will always exist within the world, based on Hick’s…

Evil have been around for as long as anyone can remember. Evil is the cause of unforeseen natural occurrences that happens in the world such as: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and other natural disasters. Evil has been named for the cause of death, sickness and suffering. Many philosophers have asked how could an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving God allow evil and suffering in the world. Because of humanity’s limited knowledge, humans cannot simply understand God or his plans…

of artificiality and coldness, state-sanctioned and reminiscent of the faceless anonymity of communist regimes of the time and hardly the kind of supportive counsel a disturbed teenager might need. When Deltoid asks of Alex: ‘You’ve got a good home here, good loving parents, you’ve got not too bad of a brain. Is it some devil that crawls inside you?’, there is no clear answer offered. This may be the question the reader wants answered too, but Burgess refuses to openly judge Alex. He is by…