Evil as Privation: A Conversation with Pierce Alexander Marks
October 9, 20251h 23m
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Show Notes
What kind of thing is evil?
If all being is good, where does disorder come from?
Can evil have reality without being a substance?
In this episode, we talk with philosopher Pierce Marks about his paper “Evil as Privation: Its True Meaning and Import.” We discuss the Platonic roots of the view that evil is a lack of the good, the distinction between “mere” and “depraved” privations, and whether natural evils like death or predation are genuine evils or part of the world’s perfection.