The intrusion of evil into our lives triggers profound disquietude, questioning, and vulnerability, necessitating philosophical reflection. The resultant concepts of commensurable and incommensurable evil aid understanding, despite the latter’s confounding nature. Differentiating between physical, moral, and metaphysical evil further reframes comprehension, particularly moral evil’s rationality challenge. Efforts to understand incommensurable evil hint at our need for rationality, but also its limitations. The quest for understanding illuminates our humanity and personal resilience against suffering and injustice.
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