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Problem of Evil, The


Problem of Evil, The

Paperback by Adams, Marilyn McCord; Adams, Robert Merrihew (both Professors of Philosophy, both Professors of Philosophy, University of California, Los Angeles)

Problem of Evil, The

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ISBN:
9780198248668
Publication Date:
8 Nov 1990
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pages:
240 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 24 - 29 May 2024
Problem of Evil, The

Description

This collection of important writings fills the need for an anthology that adequately represents recent work on the problem of evil. This is perhaps one of the most discussed topics in the philosophy of religion, and is of perennial interest to philosophers and theologians.

Contents

Introduction: J.L. Mackie: Evil and omnipotence; Nelson Pike: Hume on evil; Roderick M. Chisholm: The defeat of good and evil; Terence Penelhum: Divine goodness and the problem of evil; Alvin Plantinga: God, evil, and the metaphysics of freedom; Robert Merrihew Adams: Middle knowledge and the problem of evil; William L. Rowe: the problem of evil and some varieties of Atheism; Stephen J. Wykstra: The Humean obstacle to evidential arguments from suffering: On avoiding the evils of 'appearance'; William J. Rowe: Evil and the theistic hypothesis: a response to Wykstra; John Hick: Soul-making and suffering; Diogenes Allen: Natural evil and the love of God; Marilyn McCord Adams: Horrendous evils and the goodness of God; Notes on contributors; Bibliography; Index of names

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