The moral and ontological problem of Augustinian evil in free will

Abstract

This article aims to present the resolution to the problem of evil, from a moral and ontological point of view, in Augustine's work De libero arbítrio. Firstly, going through Augustine's relationship with the problem of evil, a brief exposition of the Manichaean doctrine is made to further elucidate the fact that the work being worked on is anti-Manichaean. Subsequently, an exposition of moral evil is presented and, finally, the possibility of thinking about the ontology of evil in De libero aribitrio, which is, in the end, the basis for the resolution of moral evil.