BONUS|How does the privation theory explain pain? w/ Harrison Jennings
Summary
What is the privation theory of evil? How does it explain the reality of pain? What has Dr. David Oderberg argued about this issue? Harrison Jennings joins us to discuss these issues and more.
Guest Bio
Harrison Jennings is a philosophy PhD student at Baylor University. His main areas of research are Thomistic and Scholastic thought, metaphysics, and philosophy of religion. However, my personal interests include pretty much everything having to do with philosophy, theology, religion, science, and history. He has presented papers at the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, and his blog is titled disputed questions.
Resources
The Metaphysics of Good and Evil by David Oderberg
Disputed Questions blog (Harrison’s blog)
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