• Consequentialism, Instrumentalism, Unrestricted: A Dilemma for Theodicy

  

  A collection of moral anti-theodicy’s accusations revolve around theodicy’s being either covertly or overtly consequentialist or instrumentalist in its moral reasoning. According to theodicy, all evils are capable of being justified on consequentialist grounds. As long as the consequence is worth the cost, and as long as the consequence is realised, then there is no problem. There is a problem here, though, because we would not normally endorse such an unrestricted consequentialism, and it’s particularly unusual for theists to do so. Are there no limits on what can be permitted in order to reach our goal? […]

  drtobybetenson

  2nd Nov 2023

  Philosophy

  Anti-Theodicy, Atheism, Consequentialism, Ethics, God, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, The Problem of Evil, Theism, Theodicy

A Student of Socrates

Tag: Consequentialism