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Title: Corruptio boni: an alternative to the privation theory of evil
Authors: de Ray, Christophe
Keywords: Arts and Humanities
Issue Date: 2024
Source: de Ray, C. (2024). Corruptio boni: an alternative to the privation theory of evil. Ratio, 1-13. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rati.12410
Journal: Ratio
Abstract: The classic ‘privation theory’ of evil defines evil as an absence (or ‘privation’) of a good that ought to obtain. Despite its historical importance, privation theory is faced with a number of serious difficulties. I outline two of these difficulties and argue that they continue to pose a threat. I then present ‘corruption theory’, an alternative theory of evil reconstructed from some of Augustine's writings on the subject. I argue that this theory shares the strengths of privation theory, while evading its problems.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179530
ISSN: 0034-0006
DOI: 10.1111/rati.12410
Schools: School of Humanities 
Rights: © 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. All rights reserved.
Fulltext Permission: none
Fulltext Availability: No Fulltext
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