Problem of Evil for Atheists

A radical shift in the philosophical debate that suggests that the problem of evil arises not only for theists but also for non-theists, including pantheists, axiarchists, atheists, and followers of Eastern religious traditions.

List of contents

• Introduction


• Part I. The Problem of Evil for Traditional Theists


• 1: The Problem of Evil: Its Structure and Important Variations


• 2: The Problem of Evil as a Problem of Axiological Expectation Mismatch


• Part II. The Problem of Evil for Pantheists and Axiarchists


• 3: The Problem of Evil for Pantheists


• 4: The Problem of Evil for Axiarchists


• Part III. The Problem of Evil for Atheists/Non-Theists


• 5: The Problem of Systemic Evil


• 6: Optimism


• 7: The Problem of Systemic Evil for Atheists/Non-Theists


• 8: The Advantages that Traditional Theists Enjoy


• Part IV. The Problem of Evil for Eastern Atheists/Non-Theists


• 9: The Problem of Impermanence


• 10: Responses to the Problem of Impermanence


• Conclusion

About the author

Yujin Nagasawa is Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of God and Phenomenal Consciousness (CUP, 2008), The Existence of God (Routledge, 2011), Miracles: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2017), and Maximal God: A New Defence of Perfect Being Theism (OUP, 2017).

Summary

A radical shift in the philosophical debate that suggests that the problem of evil arises not only for theists but also for non-theists, including pantheists, axiarchists, atheists, and followers of Eastern religious traditions.

Product details

• Authors: Yujin Nagasawa, Yujin (Kingfisher College Chair of the P Nagasawa, Nagasawa Yujin
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2024
• EAN: 9780198901884
• ISBN: 978-0-19-890188-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Atheism, RELIGION / Agnosticism, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Agnosticism and atheism, Agnosticism & Atheism