Problem of evil, The
Good and evil Theodicy
Polity
2015
EISBN 0745617956
Cover; Key Concepts in Philosophy; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; 1: The Problem(s) of Evil; 1.1 The Structure of the Problem; 1.2 The Structure of Response; 1.3 A Very Brief Précis; 1.4 The Two Pulls of Evil; 1.5 Warning Ourselves; Notes; 2: The Logical Problem; 2.1 Mackie's Argument; 2.2 The Free Will Defense; 2.3 Stage I; 2.4 Stage II; 2.5 Power and Possible Worlds; 2.6 Getting Depraved; 2.7 Going Deeper: Incompatibilism; 2.8 Going Still Deeper: Transworld Depravity; 2.9 Conclusion; Notes; 3: The Evidential Problem
3.1 William Rowe's Evidential Argument3.2 Defending the Premises; 3.3 Resisting EP; 3.4 Resisting TP; 3.5 The Moorean Shift; 3.6 Going Deeper: The Skepticism in Skeptical Theism; 3.7 Conclusion; Notes; 4: The Problem of Divine Hiddenness; 4.1 The Polemical Problem of Divine Hiddenness: Schellenberg's Argument; 4.2 Challenging the Reasonable Nonbelief Premise; 4.3 Challenging the Conditional Premise; 4.4 Skeptical Theism Once Again; 4.5 Going Deeper: Relationship and Belief; 4.6 Going Deeper: Rowe's Complaint about the Parent Analogy; 4.7 Conclusion
Notes5: The Project of Theodicy; 5.1 The Value of Free Will; 5.2 The Value of Soul-Making; 5.3 The Value of Stable Natural Laws; 5.4 Eschatological Optimism?; 5.5 Going Deeper: The Evil of Theodicy; 5.6 Going Deeper: The Need for Theodicy; 5.7 Conclusion; Notes; 6: Tentative Conclusions and Beyond; 6.1 A Problem of Evil for Atheism; 6.2 More To Think About; 6.3 Common Theism Alone?; 6.4 The End and the Beginning; Notes; Bibliography; Index
The most forceful philosophical objections to belief in God arise from the existence of evil. Bad things happen in the world and it is not clear how this is compatible with the existence of an all-powerful and perfectly loving being. Unsurprisingly then, philosophers have formulated powerful arguments for atheism based on the existence of apparently unjustified suffering. These arguments give expression to what we call the problem of evil.This volume is an engaging introduction to the philosophical problem of evil. Daniel Speak provides a clear overview of the main lines of reasoning in this d
3.1 William Rowe's Evidential Argument3.2 Defending the Premises; 3.3 Resisting EP; 3.4 Resisting TP; 3.5 The Moorean Shift; 3.6 Going Deeper: The Skepticism in Skeptical Theism; 3.7 Conclusion; Notes; 4: The Problem of Divine Hiddenness; 4.1 The Polemical Problem of Divine Hiddenness: Schellenberg's Argument; 4.2 Challenging the Reasonable Nonbelief Premise; 4.3 Challenging the Conditional Premise; 4.4 Skeptical Theism Once Again; 4.5 Going Deeper: Relationship and Belief; 4.6 Going Deeper: Rowe's Complaint about the Parent Analogy; 4.7 Conclusion
Notes5: The Project of Theodicy; 5.1 The Value of Free Will; 5.2 The Value of Soul-Making; 5.3 The Value of Stable Natural Laws; 5.4 Eschatological Optimism?; 5.5 Going Deeper: The Evil of Theodicy; 5.6 Going Deeper: The Need for Theodicy; 5.7 Conclusion; Notes; 6: Tentative Conclusions and Beyond; 6.1 A Problem of Evil for Atheism; 6.2 More To Think About; 6.3 Common Theism Alone?; 6.4 The End and the Beginning; Notes; Bibliography; Index
The most forceful philosophical objections to belief in God arise from the existence of evil. Bad things happen in the world and it is not clear how this is compatible with the existence of an all-powerful and perfectly loving being. Unsurprisingly then, philosophers have formulated powerful arguments for atheism based on the existence of apparently unjustified suffering. These arguments give expression to what we call the problem of evil.This volume is an engaging introduction to the philosophical problem of evil. Daniel Speak provides a clear overview of the main lines of reasoning in this d
