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Plutarch on the Delay of the Divine Justice is a philosophical work by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch. In this book, Plutarch explores the concept of divine justice and why it often seems delayed or absent in the world. He argues that the gods are not indifferent to human affairs, but rather operate on a different timescale and have a different perspective than humans. Plutarch draws on examples from Greek mythology and history to illustrate his points, and offers advice on how to live a virtuous life in the face of uncertainty and injustice. The book is a thought-provoking meditation on the nature of the divine and the human condition, and has been influential in Western philosophy and theology.1885. Plutarch was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece, studied philosophy at Athens, and, after coming to Rome as a teacher in philosophy, was given consular rank by the emperor Trajan and a procuratorship in Greece by Hadrian. He was a man of kindly character and independent thought, studious and learned. He wrote on many subjects and his many varied extant works, about 60 in number, are known as Moralia or Moral Essays. They are of high literary value, besides being of great use to people interested in philosophy, ethics and religion. The Delays of Divine Justice is his remarkable treatise about punishing the wicked is his solution of the problem of evil, or his theodicy. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.