Ethics and the problem of evil
β Scribed by Sterba, James P.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 182
- Series
- Indiana series in the philosophy of religion 2017: 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. A Modest Proposal? Caveat Emptor! Moral Theory and Problems of EvilMarilyn Adams2. Kant, Job, and the Problem of EvilJohn Hare3. Good Persons, Good Aims, and the Problem of EvilLinda Zagzebski4. Does God Cooperate with Evil?Laura Garcia5. The Problem of Evil: Excessive Unnecessary SufferingBruce Russell6. Beyond the Impasse: Contemporary Moral Theory and the Crisis of Skeptical TheismStephen J Wykstra7. Perfection, Evil, and MoralityStephen MaitzenConclusionNotesIndex
β¦ Subjects
Metaphysics;General ethics
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