Philosophical Views on Evil in Natural World

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According to Augustine and Aquinas, how do they view evil in the natural world?

As a separate existence from good

As irrelevant to the existence of good

As a necessary inevitable part of the existence of good (correct)

As a creation of God to test humanity

How do Augustine and Aquinas explain the concept of evil?

Evil is a creation by humans

Evil has a separate existence from goodness

Evil is a measure of the distance from perfection (correct)

Evil is irrelevant in the natural world

What term did St Augustine use to describe evil?

'Privation of good' (correct)

'Goodness measure'

'Creation of evil'

'Separate existence'

Why did Augustine argue that we automatically call anything that does not seem good as evil?

Because he saw it as a privation of good Signup and view all the answers

How did Augustine and Aquinas explain the presence of evil in contingent beings?

As a necessary part of created, contingent world Signup and view all the answers

What is the main limitation of ordinary mental logic in comprehending the reality of the Divine?

It is constrained by language and disputation alone Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes the path of Sufis from that of philosophers and other scholars, according to the text?

Sufis seek knowledge through direct experience rather than intellectual reasoning Signup and view all the answers

What is the fundamental principle of Sufism?

The unity of all Being, encompassing the Creator and His creations Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary obstacle that prevents humanity from perceiving the fundamental unity of Being?

The limitations of the physical and material tools that mankind possesses Signup and view all the answers

What is the pathway described in the text for achieving the realization of the unity of Being?

Purification and meditation to ascend from the animal nature to the true human being Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

According to Augustine and Aquinas, how do they view evil in the natural world?

How do Augustine and Aquinas explain the concept of evil?

What term did St Augustine use to describe evil?

Why did Augustine argue that we automatically call anything that does not seem good as evil?

How did Augustine and Aquinas explain the presence of evil in contingent beings?

What is the main limitation of ordinary mental logic in comprehending the reality of the Divine?

What distinguishes the path of Sufis from that of philosophers and other scholars, according to the text?

What is the fundamental principle of Sufism?

What is the primary obstacle that prevents humanity from perceiving the fundamental unity of Being?

What is the pathway described in the text for achieving the realization of the unity of Being?

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