Category: Evil and Suffering

X D U W R P H U Y P Y F M S N

M K C I H A B B C E E Q E X Q

S K X W P E X D O T N I I P X

V A M A R Y B A K E R E D D Y

E S M Y Q T A E M R U J B Z T

R R P U J U I K A D B S O P R

A G U Z E K I H V A N M J Z H

C B X S C L D N D R I I C S E

U C I A S R P V A O W L L L O

M S M J A E E U N S S L J A W

F L A H C Q M M T A I X B K J

J E C K Q Q G A U N O J D X J

I I D B E Y I T J H A H B O X

R Y D R A V R E T E P M H I U

H E T J O H N H I C K N B V S

 

AQUINAS

HICK

HUME

JAMESSURE

JLMACKIE

JOB

JOHN

JOHNHICK

JSMILL

MARYBAKEREDDY

PETERDAROSA

PETERVARDY

RICHARDHARRIES

SAMUELPUTNAM

SWINBURNE

a) For what reasons may suffering create philosophical problems for religious believers? [10]

b) Outline TWO solutions and comment on their success? [10] (from the specimen paper)

 

2001

a) What do religious believers mean by the problem of suffering? [5]

b) Select any two theodicies and consider how far they offer solutions to this problem. [15]

 

2002

a) Outline the reasons why some beliefs about God mean that suffering poses particular problems for religious believers. [7]

b) Examine and comment of the success or otherwise of any TWO theodicies. [13]

 

2003

a) What is meant by the ‘problem of suffering’? [4]

b) Give an account of TWO theodicies and consider the view that they fail to solve the problem of suffering. [16]