%0 Journal Article
%T Spinoza and the Relativity of Evil in the World
%A Muhammad Kamal
%J Open Journal of Philosophy
%P 145-155
%@ 2163-9442
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojpp.2018.83011
%X This article analyses the problem of evil in the world in the context of Spinoza¡¯s philosophical discourse. It deals with an important and urgent question: is there evil in the world or not? Drawing upon Spinoza¡¯s interpretation of the relationship between God and the world, I consider this dilemma by concentrating upon the pantheistic elements of his philosophy. I have discussed how Spinoza develops his arguments for the relativity of evil and its objective non-existence. This solution is derived from the way he identifies substance as the sole reality with God. I have also compared Spinoza¡¯s ideas with those of Plotinus by highlighting similarities in their respective understandings of the problem of evil.
%K Substance
%K Evil
%K Relativity
%K Immanence
%K Transcendence
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=84377