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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100198248660
ISBN-139780198248668
eBay Product ID (ePID)66053
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
Publication NameProblem of Evil
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1991
SubjectReligious, Good & Evil, Philosophy
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy
AuthorRobert Merrihew Adams
SeriesOxford Readings in Philosophy Ser.
FormatUk-Trade Paper
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight9.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN90-034004
Reviews"This is an excellent work. The diversity of views represented make it most valuable as a text. I would recommend it highly."--Steve Lemke,Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary "An excellent text, with several of the most important articles."--P.H. Sedgwick "An excellent selection of key texts on the Problem of Evil and it makes them readily accessible to students. A very good comprehensive introduction."--Peter Davie,Christ Church College, Canterbury "Those who are seeking, for themselves or their students, a compilation of the best work done on the problem of evil in the analytical tradition over the past three decades could ask for nothing better."--Ethics, "This is an excellent work. The diversity of views represented make it most valuable as a text. I would recommend it highly."--Steve Lemke, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary"An excellent text, with several of the most important articles."--P.H. Sedgwick"An excellent selection of key texts on the Problem of Evil and it makes them readily accessible to students. A very good comprehensive introduction."--Peter Davie, Christ Church College, Canterbury"Those who are seeking, for themselves or their students, a compilation of the best work done on the problem of evil in the analytical tradition over the past three decades could ask for nothing better."--Ethics, 'an authoritative collection, with a helpful introduction and useful bibliographies thematically arranged'Theological Book Review, 'I don't know of anything better in the area.'Christopher Hughes, King's College, London'an authoritative collection, with a helpful introduction and useful bibliographies thematically arranged'Theological Book Review'Another excellent group of readings in the Oxford Series.'Terence O'Keeffe, University of Ulster, "This is an excellent work. The diversity of views represented make it most valuable as a text. I would recommend it highly."--Steve Lemke, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary "An excellent text, with several of the most important articles."--P.H. Sedgwick "An excellent selection of key texts on the Problem of Evil and it makes them readily accessible to students. A very good comprehensive introduction."--Peter Davie, Christ Church College, Canterbury "Those who are seeking, for themselves or their students, a compilation of the best work done on the problem of evil in the analytical tradition over the past three decades could ask for nothing better."--Ethics
Dewey Edition20
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Dewey Decimal216
Table Of ContentIntroduction: 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: Onavoiding 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
SynopsisThis 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., The problem of evil is an accessible topic which easily engages the interest of students. It is perhaps the most popular course for students of the philosophy of religion and it is also taught at theological colleges and seminaries. This book makes available in accessible form some of the most important recent writings in the subject, culled from periodicals and other sources which would not be readily available to the university student or general reader. Thebook includes a selective bibliography and an editorial introduction., The problem of evil is one of the most discussed topics in the philosophy of religion. For some time, however, there has been a need for a collection of readings that adequately represents recent and ongoing writing on the topic. This volume fills that need, offering the most up-to-date collection of recent scholarship on the problem of evil. The distinguished contributors include J.L. Mackie, Nelson Pike, Roderick M. Chisholm, Terence Penelhum, Alvin Plantinga, William L. Rowe, Stephen J. Wykstra, John Hick, and Diogenes Allen. Including an introductory essay and a selected bibliography, this comprehensive and completely up-to-date collection is an invaluable guide to current scholarship in this highly debated area of the philosophy of religion. Oxford Readings in Philosophy aims to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available.
LC Classification NumberBJ1401.P76 1990
