Miqdad Wongsena-aree (Mahidol University): Publications - PhilPeople

Mahidol University

Graduate student

Areas of Interest

Philosophy of Religion

Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy

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Morteza Motahhari on the Problem of Evil
In Soraj Hongladarom, Jeremiah Joven Joaquin & Frank J. Hoffman (eds.), Philosophies of Appropriated Religions: Perspectives from Southeast Asia, Springer Nature Singapore. pp. 59-67. 2023.

Morteza Motahhari was a celebrated Iranian philosopher who proposed a solution to the problem of evil derived from the Holy Quran and the medieval Muslim philosophers Avicenna and Mulla Sadra. He argues that evil is nonexistent or the lack of goodness. He assumes that some types of evil are relative and emphasizes the importance of viewing the world holistically. He claims that the necessity of evil reveals the role of suffering in the development of the human soul. This paper examines Motahhari…Read more
Morteza Motahhari was a celebrated Iranian philosopher who proposed a solution to the problem of evil derived from the Holy Quran and the medieval Muslim philosophers Avicenna and Mulla Sadra. He argues that evil is nonexistent or the lack of goodness. He assumes that some types of evil are relative and emphasizes the importance of viewing the world holistically. He claims that the necessity of evil reveals the role of suffering in the development of the human soul. This paper examines Motahhari’s view and the sources that influenced him.