Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Kooy, Brian Keith Author's Email Address bkooyusa@yahoo.com URN etd-11302007-134955 Title Between Being and Nothingness: The Metaphysical Foundations Underlying Augustine's Solution to the Problem of Evil Degree Master of Arts Department Philosophy Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Timothy M. Renick Committee Chair Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr. Committee Member Tim O'Keefe Committee Member Keywords
- Neoplatonism
- Plato
- Platonism
- Manichaeism
- Christianity
- Ontology
- Free Will
- Metaphysics
- Theodicy
- Good
- Evil
- Augustine
- Plotinus
Date of Defense 2007-11-28 Availability unrestricted Abstract Several commentators make the claim that Augustine is not a systematic thinker. The purpose of this thesis is to refute that claim in one specific area of Augustine's thought, the metaphysical foundations underlying his solutions to the problem of evil. Through an exegetical examination of various works in which Augustine writes on evil, I show that his solutions for both natural and moral evil rely on a coherent metaphysical system, conceived of and expounded upon within a Platonically influenced Christian context.Files
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