Historiosophic theodicy of August Cieszkowski

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  • Irena Curyło-Gonzáles

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14394/etyka.303

Keywords:

zło, teodycea, bóg, etyka, miłość

Abstract

The article discusses a concrete case of historiosophic theodicy, viz. the conception of August Cieszkowski, in order to present the structure of such conceptions and discuss theoretic and practical problems involved in them. The starting point of Cieszkowski’s deliberations on evil is a historical fact. To substantiate for his historiosophic optimism Cleszkowski must find not only the sense of the times in which he was living but must also explain the past, with all its moral evil: social catastrophes, misery, suffering, and toil of the millions of people. Concentration on historical facts does not eliminate from the scope of his deliberations the problem of God’s acceptance of evil. This problem is simply shifted to another plane of reflections.

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Published

1978-12-01

How to Cite

Curyło-Gonzáles, Irena. 1978. “Historiosophic Theodicy of August Cieszkowski”. Etyka 16 (December). Warsaw, Poland:147-61. https://doi.org/10.14394/etyka.303.

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