
The Problem of Evil – GI 25 032
2 June 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BST
Tutor: Karim Esmail BA, MPhil, MPhil, PhD
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The existence of evil in the world is considered by many to be highly problematic for the claim that God exists. This course considers (rationally and rigorously) the problem of evil, and an influential response made to one variety of the problem by the American philosopher, Alvin Plantinga. It also considers two highly influential explanations of the existence of evil in a world created by God in the Christian tradition.
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About the Speaker
Karim Esmail
Dr. Karim Esmail was educated at London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard. He was awarded a British Academy Studentship and the Gregg Bury Prize at Cambridge. He was formerly, a Research Fellow at Oxford and Burney Student at Cambridge and a Visiting Fellow at Harvard and he lectures at both Cambridge and Oxford. Alongside international articles, he is the author of three volumes of an original philosophical work on the nature and existence of God. Classes with Karim consist of clearly structured lectures and an encouragement to ask questions and to make comments. Students are assisted in their understanding of the subject and in their critical engagement with it.
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