All Philosophers Go to Hell: Dante and the Problem of Infernal Punishment

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Sophia 53 (1):19-31 (2014)
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We discuss the philosophical problems attendant to the justice of eternal punishments in Hell, particularly those portrayed in Dante’s Inferno. We conclude that, under Dante’s description, a unique version of the problem of Hell (and Heaven) can be posed

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10.1007/s11841-013-0383-z

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Jason Aleksander
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