Gerald Harrison
Biographic Data
| ID | 3741801 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerald Harrison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerald |
| FAMILY NAME | Harrison |
| SIGNATURE | HARRISON G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sterba's Problem of Evil and a Penal Colony Theodicy
Sterba argues that God would be ethically bound to implement a set of exceptionless evil prevention requirements. However, he argues that the world as we know it is not as it would be if God were applying them. Sterba concludes that God does not exist. In this paper, I offer a penal colony theodicy that will show how the world as we know it is entirely compatible with God's implementation of such evil prevention requirements
Antinatalism, Asymmetry, and an Ethic of Prima Facie Duties 1
Benatar’s central argument for antinatalism develops an asymmetry between the pain and pleasure in a potential life. I am going to present an alternative route to the antinatalist conclusion. I argue that duties require victims and that as a result there is no duty to create the pleasures contained within a prospective life but a duty not to create any of its sufferings. My argument can supplement Benatar’s, but it also enjoys some advantages: it…
Frankfurt-Style Cases and the Question Begging Charge
Antinatalism, Asymmetry, and an Ethic of Prima Facie Duties 1
Benatar’s central argument for antinatalism develops an asymmetry between the pain and pleasure in a potential life. I am going to present an alternative route to the antinatalist conclusion. I argue that duties require victims and that as a result there is no duty to create the pleasures contained within a prospective life but a duty not to create any of its sufferings. My argument can supplement Benatar’s, but it also enjoys some advantages: it…
Frankfurt-Style Cases and the Question Begging Charge
Antinatalism, Asymmetry, and an Ethic of Prima Facie Duties 1
Benatar’s central argument for antinatalism develops an asymmetry between the pain and pleasure in a potential life. I am going to present an alternative route to the antinatalist conclusion. I argue that duties require victims and that as a result there is no duty to create the pleasures contained within a prospective life but a duty not to create any of its sufferings. My argument can supplement Benatar’s, but it also enjoys some advantages: it…
Sterba's Problem of Evil and a Penal Colony Theodicy
Sterba argues that God would be ethically bound to implement a set of exceptionless evil prevention requirements. However, he argues that the world as we know it is not as it would be if God were applying them. Sterba concludes that God does not exist. In this paper, I offer a penal colony theodicy that will show how the world as we know it is entirely compatible with God's implementation of such evil prevention requirements
Philosophy (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Augustinian Studies and Theology (1 work) · Begging (1 work) · Charge (physics (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Criminology (1 work)