The Problem of Evil: The Question of Job

by Moshe Halbertal

This lecture and discussion explores the roots of evil in the world. Were does evil come from, and how might political systems take advantage of it? The discussion centres on the question if we struggle to be good then how might we accept the necessity of evil, and how can we commit ourselves to life in the face of evil?

1 pages, Audio CD

First published March 15, 2004

About the author

Moshe Halbertal (Hebrew: משה הלברטל; born Montevideo, Uruguay, 1958) is an Israeli philosopher, professor, and writer, a noted expert on Maimonides, and co-author of the Israeli Army Code of Ethics. He currently holds positions as Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Gruss Professor of Law at NYU School of Law. In 2021 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society