Original scientific paper
DOWNFALL OF THEODICY IN A. SCHOPENHAUER AND F. NIETZSCHE’S DELIBERATIONS
Ivan Ševo
; Mostar
Abstract
One of important A. Schopenhauer and F. Nietzsche’s philosophy thoughts
is downfall of theodicy which has its roots in Post-Hegel’s philosophy, as
well as in Charles Darwin’s theoretical percepts. Schopenhauer thinks
that the world is endless suffering and that there is no final goal or highest
value. In that way theodicy becomes pathodicy, which is against multiple
suffering as theodicy. Nietzsche took over the main Schopenhauer’s percepts
and from pessimism he ended in nihilism. He considers world as an
unstoppable emergence and disappearance which lasts continually and
with much struggle. Besides that, world is for him a great chaos which
arises from case and need. There is nothing outside the world, there is no
transcendence, because God is dead. Justification of God against evil and
suffering becomes superfluous and theodicy impossible and absurd.
Keywords
theodicy; pathodicy; pessimism; nihilism; world; man; superman; God; suffering; evil; value; mind; will; freedom; power.
Hrčak ID:
229980
URI
Publication date:
14.12.2009.
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