Augustine of Hippo · Theology

Where Does Evil Come From?

Augustine spent years tormented by one question: if God is good and made everything, where does evil come from? His answer - that evil is not a thing but a <em>lack</em>, a hole in the good - reshaped how the West thinks about evil itself.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Augustine defined evil as a privation of good, not a positive thing. Reconstruct that argument, and state the strongest objection to it, in your own words.

Leads to Epicurus.

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