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Out of Eden : Adam and Eve and the problem of evil / Paul W. Kahn

by Paul Kahn

Using the Genesis story of the Fall to explore the human condition, this philosophical study examines the existential roots of evil, such as genocide and torture. It argues that evil originates in a flight from death and suggests that its true opposite is love.

Accession 4116 ISBN 9780691148120 Publisher Princeton University Press
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