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Why Was Paradise Lost? And Is This a Cause for Lament?

In: The Economics of Paradise

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  • Sigmund A. Wagner-Tsukamoto

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There is a considerable body of literature on the Paradise story implying that, one way or another, ‘paradise was lost’ as a result of Adam and Eve’s theft. On the most basic level of analysis regarding the loss of physical access to Eden, in the wake of the theft and God’s expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise, this is true. The current chapter then critically questions traditional ‘paradise lost’ assessments, which focus on obedience-grounded modes of social ordering. Milton is a classical example, and I review Augustine theology in this regard later on: Say first, for Heav’n hides nothing from thy view Nor the deep Tract of Hell, say first what cause Mov’d our Grand Parents in that happy State Favor’d of Heav’n so highly, to fall off From their Creator, and transgress his Will For one restraint, Lords of the World besides? (Milton 1674, Book 1: 27–32)

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  • Sigmund A. Wagner-Tsukamoto, 2015. "Why Was Paradise Lost? And Is This a Cause for Lament?," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Economics of Paradise, chapter 6, pages 150-184, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-28770-0_8
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137287700_8
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