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Emerson and the Problem of Evil: Paradox and Solution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 June 2011

Zacharias Thundyil
Zacharias Thundyil
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Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan 49855
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The problem of evil has always been a great enigma. But there is something even more enigmatic about Emerson's handling of the problem. Critics have found that in the writings of Emerson this becomes an enigma shrouded in a mystery. We shall first sum up the important critical opinions about the Emersonian solution of this problem, then elucidate his theory of evil, and finally demonstrate how he overcomes the antinomy between the philosophical problem of evil and the personal problem of evil.

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Research Article
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Harvard Theological Review , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , January 1969 , pp. 51 - 61
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Copyright © President and Fellows of Harvard College 1969

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