S7, E7 The Guide of the Perplexed, The Problem of Evil, 03: The Good God, Evil, and the Body

This lecture series is a project of כרם בין תורה לחכמה, generously sponsored by R' Yoel Werzberger. Highlights: 00:00 The meaning of "good" according to Crescas; Plato and Aristotle on the meaning of "good"; Maimonides' strange silence on the issue 18:30 Maimonides shifts theodicy from ethics to metaphysics 20:00 Privation as a principle of reality 31:00 The dynamic interplay between being and non-being 37:00 Understanding the nature of being is how beings learn to appreciate being 50:30 Why do all humans think there is evil if there really isn't any? 54:00 Knowledge and the forms are eternal 57:00 Privation and its association with matter 59:30 Humans can't help but see evil since they are embodied