The Problem of Evil: An Introduction to the Practical Sciences

Considering all of human language, literature, science, thought, and action to be dominated by the opposing ideas of good and evil, Daniel Greenleaf Thompson embarks on a study to “fix more exactly and accurately the meanings of good and evil.” Thompson surveys how the problem of evil has been addressed in religious, political, and social institutions. This nineteenth-century study is a valuable resource for studying the philosophical climate at the turn of the century and provides thoughtful insights about the history of how humankind has sought to explain and eliminate evil.