Mere Christianityintermediate
In his critique of Dualism, C. S. Lewis argues that evil has no independent existence and instead describes it as a _____ of good.
Answer
corruption
Explanation
### Why this is right
Lewis’s account treats evil as the misuse or corruption of good things. Evil has no independent source of existence, intelligence, or power in his argument.
### The concept
A corruption depends on something that can be corrupted. Lewis uses this idea to explain why evil actions often pursue goods such as pleasure or power by wrongful means. The contrast is with strict Dualism, which makes evil an independent power equal to good.
### Terms
- **Dualism**: The view that good and evil are independent powers of equal standing.
### Remember
In Lewis’s argument, evil depends on good capacities and distorts their use.
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