Paradise Lost and the origin of “evil”: Classical or Judeo-Christian?

Forsyth, Neil

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2000

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Paradise Lost and the origin of “evil”: Classical or Judeo-Christian?

Neil Forsyth

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“… In addition to meaning tragic error / flaw in the classical sense, hamartia is used for “sin” in the New Testament. For more on biblical vs. classical conceptions of hamartia , see Forsyth. Also see Shawcross 714 and Lewalski 114, 117, 120‐21. …”

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The Passional Dynamism of Milton's Phoenix Simile

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The Passional Dynamism of Milton's Phoenix Simile

Windsor

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“…It is the opposite of good and is often anthropomorphized. We hear it in religious concepts of Satan (Forsyth, 2002), the devil, demons, djinn, and the Zoroastrian and Manichean dark power. Evil is presented as a power separate from humanity and antithetical to good and God.…”

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The Rhetorical Impact of Evil on Public Policy

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2006

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The concept of evil is murky, colored as it is with religious undertones and ontological ramifications. Are actions or peopleevil ? Is it intention or outcome that matters?Evil can be understood as an intense exploitative connection with another person or a total disconnection with the humanity of others. Normally, it is limited to human actions toward other humans. The term is used to conceptually separate people designated asevil fromthe rest of humanity. Rhetorical use ofevil is an example of sensemaking—it places the incomprehensible within an understandable framework. A designation ofevil may also be used to preclude causal analysis. In public policy, its use constructs a worldview that permits, or even demands, undertaking otherwise proscribed actions to destroy the designatedevil. By enabling the commission of what would otherwise be understood as inhumane actions, the rhetorical use of evil facilitates the very behavior it condemns.

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The Question of “what Cause?”: Storytelling Angels and Versions of Causation in Paradise Lost

Sugimura¹

2013

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Paradise Lost and the origin of “evil”: Classical or Judeo-Christian?

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The Passional Dynamism of Milton's Phoenix Simile

The Passional Dynamism of Milton's Phoenix Simile

The Rhetorical Impact of Evil on Public Policy

The Question of “what Cause?”: Storytelling Angels and Versions of Causation in Paradise Lost

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