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Gratuitous Evil

Gratuitous Evil is an instance of evil that lacks any greater good or morally sufficient reason for its occurrence, thereby distinguishing it from evils that serve as necessary means to justifyable ends within theodicies or defences in the philosophical problem of evil.

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38

Authors

14

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2017–2026

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Publications

40

Seductions of crime: moral and sensual attractions in doing evil

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 1.1K citations

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Seductions of Crime: Moral and Sensual Attractions in Doing Evil

Steven B. Katz, Jack Katz · The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-) · 1989 · 905 citations

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The Necessity of Gratuitous Evil

William Hasker · Faith and Philosophy · 1992 · 100 citations · Full text

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EVIL FOR FREEDOM'S SAKE?

David Lewis · Philosophical Papers · 1993 · 63 citations

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Milton's Good God: A Study in Literary Theodicy

Roger Lejosne, Dennis Danielson · The Modern Language Review · 1986 · 59 citations

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Authors

38

  1. WH
    William Hasker

    Huntington University, United States

    2 publications · 115 citations

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  2. JK
    Jack Katz

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 937 citations

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  3. IW
    Ian Walker

    University of Bath, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 30 citations

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  4. AJ
    Arne Johan Vetlesen

    University of Oslo, Norway

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. AA
    Aubrie Adams

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

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Institutions

14

  1. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    63 citations

  2. University of Johannesburg

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  3. Willamette University

    Salem, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  4. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  5. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  6. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. American University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  8. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 6 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. Religious Studies

    5 publications · 118 citations

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  3. Faith and Philosophy

    4 publications · 154 citations

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  4. The Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  5. Social Forces

    SF · 1 publications · 32 citations

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