Theodicy in Islamic Thought - The Dispute Over Al-Ghazali''s Best of All Possible Worlds

The first detailed study of Islamic theodicy, the book points out distinctively Islamic formulations and solutions of the problem of the best of all possible worlds" and shows where they coincide with Western versions, such as that of Leibniz.

Originally published in 1984.

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Eric Linn Ormsby

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The first detailed study of Islamic theodicy, the book points out distinctively Islamic formulations and solutions of the problem of the best of all possible worlds" and shows where they coincide with Western versions, such as that of Leibniz. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to

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• Authors: Eric Ormsby, Eric Linn Ormsby, Ormsby Eric Linn
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691612447
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61244-7
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, Theology, Islamic Studies, Islamic Theology, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities