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Finkelde, Dominik

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“…Leaving the legal analogy behind for now, I propose coming at the problem-complex from a slightly different angle, certainly departing from Reichenbach's (2022) more analytical theology, using the concept of parallax, derived from the works of critical theorists like Kojin Karatani and Slavoj Žižek. Originally a technical term in optics and astronomy, its literary-philosophical pedigree is equally distinguished, stretching back to Kant and Joyce's Ulysses, with more recent appearances in the works of philosophers such as Karatani, Žižek, and others (see, e.g., Finkelde et al 2021). More straightforwardly, in astronomy, parallax denotes the effect by which an object appears to be displaced depending on the position of the observer: A shift in viewpoint, then, seems to affect the position of the object.…”

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Parallax Theology: Reframing Compensation Theodicy

Shammas

2023

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The reality of suffering and the existence of natural and moral evils appear to present significant obstacles to the doctrine of God’s omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence. Theodicy is an attempt to resolve the problem of evil. One formerly prominent theodicean response can be termed “compensation theodicy” (or “afterlife theodicy”), premised on the notion that, in the words of the philosopher Stephen Maitzen, “Heaven swamps everything,” that is, that God compensates for earthly suffering by way of heavenly reward. This approach has fallen into disrepute. Here, two minor responses and one major response are sketched, drawing on restorative justice, phenomenology, and the concept of parallax. Building on the critical philosophies of Kojin Karatani and Slavoj Žižek, parallax denotes a perspectival shift, or optical cycling, between two irreconcilable positions that nevertheless is in some sense productive. Viewed through the lens of parallax, compensation theodicy appears far less controversial than some theological thinkers have contended.

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Section: Thinking In Terms Of Parallaxmentioning

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Parallax Theology: Reframing Compensation Theodicy

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