Avicenian Philosophy and Interpreting the Place of

Maleki, Muhammad (Jalaluddin)

doi:10.22096/ek.2019.113509.1171

Avicenian Philosophy and Interpreting the Place of "Evil" in the Order of Existence

Document Type : Research Article

Author

Muhammad (Jalaluddin) Maleki

Assistance Prof. at Philosophy Faculty, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran

10.22096/ek.2019.113509.1171

Abstract

The subject of evil and good is the most difficult problem in philosophy and divine religion and all religions acknowledge this, and no one has ever denied it. Hence, at first glance, the existence of evil appears in the figure of the order of being, and shows his filthiness; because evil is actually the opposite of goodness, and with the formation of evil among human beings, the structure of their lives becomes disoriented, and it damages human society. Philosophers and scholars have addressed this issue in two general terms. A group of scientists believe that this is a matter of the laws of nature, therefore, it must be studied according to the laws of nature, in this case, it must be seen as a material case. Another group interprets the phenomenon of evil in the universe with a religious and metaphysical view. In fact, they give a metaphysical reading of the existence of evil and link it somehow to the act of God. This article aims to, (incomplete)

Keywords

Avicenian philosophy

Evil

Interpretation

Metaphysical

Material

views

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