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A '''theodicy''' ({{IPAEng|θiːˈɒdɪsi}}) (adjectival form '''theodicean''') is an attempted answer to the [[problem of evil]]. |
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==Origin of the term== |
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[[Image:Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Gottfried Leibniz]] in a painting by [[Bernhard Christoph Francke]] c. 1700.]] |
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{{seealso|optimism}} |
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The term ''theodicy'' comes from the Greek ''{{polytonic|θεός}}'' (''theós'', "god") and ''{{polytonic|δίκη}}'' (''díkē'', "justice"), meaning literally "the justice of God," although a more appropriate phrase may be "to justify God" or "the justification of God." |
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The term was coined in 1710 by the [[Germany|German]] [[philosopher]] [[Gottfried Leibniz]] in a work entitled ''Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l'homme et l'origine du mal'' ("Theodicic Essays on the [[Benevolence]] of God, the Free will of man, and the Origin of Evil"). The purpose of the essay was to show that the evil in the world does not conflict with the goodness of God, and that notwithstanding its many evils, the world is the [[Best of all possible worlds|best of all ''possible'' worlds]]. |
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==The problem of evil== |
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{{main article|Problem of evil}} |
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The problem of evil has from earliest times engrossed the attention of [[Western world|Western]] philosophers. In his ''[[Dictionnaire Historique et Critique]]'', the well-known [[scepticism|sceptic]] [[Pierre Bayle]] (1647..1706) denied the goodness and omnipotence of God on account of the sufferings experienced in this earthly life. The ''[[Théodicée]]'' of Leibniz was directed mainly against Bayle. Imitating the example of Leibniz, other philosophers also called their treatises on the problem of evil ''theodicies''. |
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[[Category:Theodicy| ]] |
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[[Category:Theology]] |
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[[Category:Philosophy of religion]] |
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[[Category:Christian theology]] |
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[[Category:Gottfried Leibniz]] |
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[[ar:ثيوديسيا]] |
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[[bg:Теодицея]] |
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[[cs:Teodicea]] |
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[[de:Theodizee]] |
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[[el:Θεοδικία]] |
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[[fr:Théodicée]] |
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[[hr:Teodiceja]] |
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[[pl:Teodycea]] |
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[[pt:Teodiceia]] |
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[[ru:Теодицея]] |
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[[sk:Teodícea]] |
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[[sr:Теодицеја]] |
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