HUMAN DIGNITY AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
HUMAN DIGNITY AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
Author(s): Iosif Riviș-TipeiSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Fascism, Nazism and WW II, History of the Holocaust
Published by: Editions IARSIC
Keywords: Human dignity; problem of evil; the Holocaust; Stalinist trials; Adolf Eichmann; Ellie Wiesel;
Summary/Abstract: The manifestation of evil poses one of the greatest challenges to the notion of human dignity. This article starts from the premise that it is profitable to conceive of human dignity in a negative way, by identifying aspects of human societal behaviour that constitute attacks on, and abuses of, human rights and liberties. It then offers a discussion of evil and its manifestations as challenge to human dignity, exemplified by the Holocaust, the Stalinist trials and by Adolf Eichmann. The article concludes with an account of Ellie Wiesel’s theological response to the problem of evil, identifying in it a way towards partial restoration of dignity for victims of abuse.
Journal: Jurnalul Libertății de Conștiință
- Issue Year: 9/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 618-628
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English