The absence of good (Latin: privatio boni), also known as the privation theory of evil, is a theological and philosophical doctrine that evil, unlike...
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opposite of good, but simply its absence: he forms "a huge shadow". The theologian George Hunsinger compares Tolkien's depiction of the Witch-king to the theologian...
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Absence of the Good is a 1999 American made-for-television thriller film starring Stephen Baldwin and directed by John Flynn. Stephen Baldwin as Caleb...
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doing good: evil is an absence of good where good should be. More says Plato directed his entire educational program against the "innate indolence of the...
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Absence of Malice is a 1981 American drama neo noir thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Paul Newman, Sally Field, Wilford Brimley, Melinda...
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Evil (redirect from Concept of evil)
of causing unnecessary pain and suffering, thus containing a net negative on the world. Evil is commonly seen as the opposite, or sometimes absence,...
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debated the nature of evil in Middle-earth, arguing whether it is the absence of good – the Boethian position, or equally as powerful as good – the Manichaean...
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Gangster Land (also titled In the Absence of Good Men) is a 2017 American action crime drama film directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. and starring Sean Faris...
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with Arendt in their concept of evil: "Augustine did not see evil as glamorously demonic but rather as absence of good, something which paradoxically...
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Theodicy (category Articles with Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy links)
deficit of goodness where goodness ought to have been present. In the same line of thinking, St. Augustine also defined evil as an absence of good, as did...
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Absence seizures are one of several kinds of generalized seizures. In the past, absence epilepsy was referred to as "pyknolepsy," a term derived from...
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teaches: The absence of good works means that faith is dead and fruitless. Therefore, good works are the fruits of faith and the evidence of its presence...
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Dystheism (redirect from Historical and literary examples of dystheism)
belief that a god is not wholly good and can even be considered evil, or one and the same with Satan. Definitions of the term somewhat vary, with one...
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Evil in Middle-earth (category Themes of The Lord of the Rings)
Tolkien's fictional realm of Middle-earth. Tolkien is ambiguous on the philosophical question of whether evil is the absence of good, the Boethian position...
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Father absence occurs when parents separate and the father no longer lives with his children and provides no parental investment. Parental separation...
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imperfectly good. According to the privation theory of evil, all examples of evils are analysed as consisting in the absence of some good that ought to...
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quality of forensic documentation may determine the result of an investigation; in the absence of good documentation, investigators may find it impossible to...
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Galatea (Raphael) (redirect from The Triumph of Galatea)
should have to see a number of beauties, provided Your Lordship were with me to choose the best. But in the absence of good judges and beautiful forms...
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labour law concept of leave, specifically paid leave or, in some countries' long-form, a leave of absence, is an authorised prolonged absence from work, for...
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Benatar's asymmetry argument (category Philosophy of biology)
pain is good, even if that good is not enjoyed by anyone; 4. the absence of pleasure is not bad unless there is somebody for whom this absence is a deprivation...
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Desertion (redirect from Unauthorized absence)
contrasts with unauthorized absence (UA) or absence without leave (AWOL /ˈeɪwɒl/), which are temporary forms of absence. In the United States Army, United...
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Orc (redirect from Orcs of the Misty Mountains)
the implied view of evil as Boethian, that evil is the absence of good. He notes, however, that Tolkien did not agree with that point of view; Tolkien believed...
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Absenteeism (category Grounds for termination of employment)
a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation without good reason. Generally, absenteeism refers to unplanned absences. Absenteeism has been...
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Predestination (redirect from Types of religious predestination)
mixture of good and evil, thus they can choose salvation, and others have a good nature, who will be saved, because they will be inclined into good. Irenaeus...
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Neoplatonism (redirect from Bibliography of Neoplatonism)
of evil. They compared it to darkness, which does not exist in itself but only as the absence of light. So, too, evil is simply the absence of good....
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Demon (redirect from Origin and history of the demons)
rely on their destruction of good. Therefore, Ahriman and his demons would miss any substance and exist only as absence of good. Manichaeism was a major...
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Gurung people (category Buddhist communities of Nepal)
increasing number of young Gurungs leave Nepal in search of a better life due to the absence of good governance, massive corruption and lack of opportunities...
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films produced in the recent times have lost their credence in the absence of good story and social commitment. The yesteryear star said "Those films...
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Misotheism (redirect from Hatred of God)
evil entity. In conceptions of God as the summum bonum (the highest good), the proposition of God not being wholly good would be an oxymoron. Nevertheless...
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The Good Doctor is an American medical drama television series developed for ABC by David Shore, based on the South Korean series of the same name. The...
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