Is Pain Metaphysically Evil (Malum Simpliciter)?

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Scientia et Fides Pub Date : 2024-04-09 DOI:10.12775/setf.2024.008

Mariusz Tabaczek

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Abstract

Contrary to the commonly assumed opinion that Christianity sees pain as intrinsically evil – where evil is defined as the lack of something good – Aquinas defines pain not as a privation but rather a passion of the soul, i.e., an emotion that depends on sensual and/or intellective cognition of something evil, is good in itself, and may serve a purpose. This article offers a formalized version of the Thomistic definition of pain and related negative (unpleasant) emotions experienced by humans. It also compares and contrasts this view with some contemporary scientific and philosophical models of pain.

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痛苦在形而上学上是邪恶的吗？

基督教通常认为疼痛本质上是邪恶的--邪恶被定义为缺乏美好的事物--与此相反，阿奎那将疼痛定义为灵魂的激情，即一种依赖于感官和/或理智对邪恶事物的认知的情绪，其本身是美好的，并可能具有某种目的。本文正式提出了托马斯主义关于人类所经历的痛苦和相关负面（不愉快）情绪的定义。文章还将这一观点与当代一些关于疼痛的科学和哲学模型进行了比较和对比。

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Scientia et Fides RELIGION-

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1.80

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10.00%

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