Argument

Omnibenevolence

Overview

Omnibenevolence is the property of possessing maximal goodness. Some philosophers, such as Epicurus, have argued that it is impossible, or at least improbable, for a deity to exhibit such a property alongside omniscience and omnipotence, as a result of the problem of evil. However, some philosophers, such as Alvin Plantinga, argue the plausibility of co-existence.

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Philosophers who discussed Omnibenevolence

• Max Weber
• Michael Huemer

Related ideas

• Epicurus
• Atheism
• George H. Smith
• Contingency (philosophy)
• Thomas Aquinas
• Omnipotence
• Omniscience
• Problem of evil
• Theodicy
• Summa Theologica
• Theology
• William Lane Craig
• Catholic Church
• Alvin Plantinga
• William L. Rowe
• Thomas Jay Oord
• Alvin Plantinga's free-will defense
• Hyper-Calvinism

Place in the tradition

Part of Atheism.

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