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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Thomas Aquinas_evil is not created, whatever might be experienced as evil is, "absolutely speaking, good" (e.g., punishment might be evil for the person punished, but good for society) therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) If something is evil in a particular respect, then "it is good, absolutely speaking", something is evil either in an absolute way (evil as such) or in a particular respect (e.g., sickness is evil for an animal) therefore (ArgScheme: constructive dilemma) the evil is either "the privation of a particular good that is required for its perfection" or it is good, absolutely speaking, If something is evil in a particular respect, then "it is good, absolutely speaking" therefore (ArgScheme: constructive dilemma) the evil is either "the privation of a particular good that is required for its perfection" or it is good, absolutely speaking, If something is evil in an absolute way, then evil is "the privation of a particular good that is required for its perfection" therefore (ArgScheme: constructive dilemma) the evil is either "the privation of a particular good that is required for its perfection" or it is good, absolutely speaking, whatever might be experienced as evil is, "absolutely speaking, good" (e.g., punishment might be evil for the person punished, but good for society) implies if something is evil in a parti- cular respect, then "it is good, absolutely speaking" therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) If something is evil in a particular respect, then "it is good, absolutely speaking"