By Joshua Shrode

I. Introduction

The traditional Problem of Evil asks: Why does a perfectly good, all-powerful, all-knowing God allow suffering? A common reply—especially in Christian philosophy—is that evil is permitted for the sake of some greater good: free will, soul-making, or a complex moral order in which God’s purposes unfold.

But there is a class of harm that resists this line of defense Continue reading The Structural Problem of Epistemic Deprivation: Why the “Greater Good” Is Not a Theodicy →