Explaining evil : four views /

Explaining evil : four views /

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Imprint:	London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic UK, 2019.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Good and evil. Good and evil -- Religious aspects. Religion -- Philosophy. Good and evil. Good and evil -- Religious aspects. Religion -- Philosophy. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13358567

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Other authors / contributors:	Franks, W. Paul, editor.
ISBN:	1501331132 9781501331152 1501331159 9781501331138 9781501331121 1501331124 9781501331145 1501331140
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Summary:	"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 a point of view and three others respond, this book guides readers through the advantages and limitations of 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, Naturalist Moral Realism and Naturalist Moral Non-realism. It features topics including free will, theism, naturalism, goodness, Calvinism, moral evolution and pain, and demonstrates some of the dominant models of thinking within contemporary philosophy of religion. 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"--
Other form:	Print version: Explaining evil. London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic UK, 2019 9781501331121
Standard no.:	40028847062

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1501331132 9781501331152 1501331159 9781501331138 9781501331121 1501331124 9781501331145 1501331140