Explaining Evil - Four Views

In Explaining Evil four prominent philosophers, two theists and two non-theists, present their arguments for why evil exists. Taking a "position and response" format, in which one philosopher offers an account of evil and three others respond, this book guides readers through the advantages and limitations of various philosophical positions on evil, making it ideal for classroom use as well as individual study.Divided into four chapters, Explaining Evil covers Theistic Libertarianism, Theistic Compatibilism, Atheistic Moral Realism and Atheistic Moral Non-realism. It features topics including free will, theism, atheism, goodness, Calvinism, evolutionary ethics, and pain, and demonstrates some of the dominant models of thinking within contemporary philosophy of religion and ethics.Written in accessible prose and with an approachable structure, this book provides a clear and useful overview of the central issues of the philosophy of evil.>

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• Authors: W Paul Franks, W. Paul (Tyndale University College Franks
• Assisted by: W. Paul Franks (Editor), W. Paul (Tyndale University College Franks (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781501331145
• ISBN: 978-1-5013-3114-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics, PHILOSOPHY / Good & Evil, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Religious ethics, Philosophy of religion