God and Evil: An Introduction to the Issues

ISBN-13: 9780367315993 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 147 str.

Michael L Peterson

Opis

This concise, well-structured survey examines the problem of evil in the context of the philosophy of religion. One of the core topics in that field, the problem of evil is an enduring challenge that Western philosophers have pondered for almost two thousand years. The main problem of evil consists in reconciling belief in a just and loving God wit

Spis treści

1 The Problem of Evil and Its Place in Philosophy of Religion -- 2 The Logical Problem of Evil -- 3 The Function of Defense -- 4 The Probabilistic Problem of Evil -- 5 The Problem of Gratuitous Evil -- 6 The Task of Theodicy -- 7 The Existential Problem of Evil

O autorze

Michael L Peterson is professor of philosophy at Asbury College and the author of several books.