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Walter Kaufmann

German Philosopher

Born: Jul 1, 1921

Died: Sep 4, 1980

Believe Faith Life Problem Suffering World

Related authors: Arthur Schopenhauer Friedrich Nietzsche Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Immanuel Kant Karl Marx Martin Heidegger Meister Eckhart Oswald Spengler

It is widely assumed, contrary to fact, that theism necessarily involves the two assumptions which cannot be squared with the existence of so much suffering, and that therefore, per impossibile, they simply have to be squared with the existence of all this suffering, somehow. Walter Kaufmann

Suffering Assumed Assumptions Per Somehow Fact Simply Involves Existence Contrary Cannot Which Theism Much Therefore Necessarily Widely Two

The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that. The only theism that is no less profound than the Buddha's atheism is that represented in the Bible by Job and Jeremiah. Walter Kaufmann

God Bible Respect World Job Made Our Way Atheism Worthy Only Spite Buddha Because Than Theism Less Believes Profound

Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it. Walter Kaufmann

Suffering World Assume Add Several At Least One Indifferent Only Preventing Purpose Least Governed Intent Whether Them Even Actually Need Rejoices

In all three cases, and for most human beings, the problem of suffering poses no difficult problem at all: one has a world picture in which suffering has its place, a world picture that takes suffering into account. Walter Kaufmann

Suffering Problem World Three Picture Difficult Cases Takes Most Account Human Human Beings Place Which Beings Poses

It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and suffering must come neatly labeled; that nothing is worth while if the world is not governed by a purpose. Walter Kaufmann

Life Suffering World Worth Nothing Must Follow Above Given Purpose Come Does Governed Labeled While Meaning Neatly

The great artist is the man who most obviously succeeds in turning his pains to advantage, in letting suffering deepens his understanding and sensibility, in growing through his pains. Walter Kaufmann

Great Man Suffering Understanding Great Artist Through Advantage Most Obviously His Artist Sensibility Succeeds Turning Pains Who Growing Letting

It was also Hegel who established the view that the different philosophic systems that we find in history are to be comprehended in terms of development and that they are generally one-sided because they owe their origins to a reaction against what has gone before. Walter Kaufmann

When Hegel later became a man of influence' he insisted that the Jews should be granted equal rights because civic rights belong to man because he is a man and not on account of his ethnic origins or his religion. Walter Kaufmann

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