The Existential Threat of Climate Change: A Practical Application of Avicenna’s Theory of Evil

Rosabel Ansari

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The Existential Threat of Climate Change: A Practical Application of Avicenna’s Theory of Evil

Rosabel Ansari

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Abstract

The famous philosopher Avicenna (d. 1037) outlined a well-known theory of evil in which he argues that evil is always outweighed by good and that it can only afflict individuals and not their species as such. This chapter weighs in, from an Avicennan perspective, on the phenomenon of global climate change, which is often framed as a threat to humanity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	From the Divine to the Human
Subtitle of host publication	Contemporary Islamic Thinkers on Evil, Suffering, and the Global Pandemic
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	14-28
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781000892635
ISBN (Print)	9781032443409
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003371670-3
State	Published - Jan 1 2023

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