The Problem of Evil
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (979 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199543976 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 198 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.. He has delivered the Gifford Lectures at the University of St Andrews, the Wilde Lectures at Oxford University, the Maurice Lectures at the University of London, and the Stewart Lectures at Princeton University. Peter van Inwagen is the O'Hara Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. His m
Hill`'a fine book'' Trenton Merricks, The Times Literary Supplement . V. `Review from previous edition 'Van Inwagen must be the clearest writer and the best stylist in analytic philosophy, at least since the passing of W. Quine.' ' Ars Disputandi Journal, Daniel J
His conclusion is that (like most philosophical arguments) it is a failure. It is generally supposed that the fact that the world contains a vast amount of suffering, much of it truly horrible suffering, confronts those who believe in an all-powerful and benevolent Creator with a serious problem: to explain why such a Creator would permit this. He seeks to demonstrate, not that God exists, but the fact that the world contains a vast amount of suffering does not show that God does not exist. Many reflective people are convinced that the problem, the problem of evil, is insoluble. Along the way he discusses a wide range of topics of interest to philosophers and theologians, such as: the concept of God; what might be meant by describing a philosophical argument as a failure; the distinction between versions of the argument from evil that depend on the vast amount of evil in the world and versions of the argument that depend on a particular evil, such as the Lisbon earthquake or the death of a fawn in a forest fire; the free-will defense; animal suffering; and the problem of the hiddenness of God.. The reasons that underlie this conviction can be formulated as a powerful argument for the non-existence of God, the so-called argument from evil: If there were a God, he would not permit the existence of vast amounts of truly h
"Refreshing assessment of the problem of evil" according to Levon. I've heard many responses to this very important issue so to find some originality in this book was definitely refreshing from my perspective.The good:-The author did a fantastic job articulating his position and clearly defining his goals-The author was extremely humble . Dale Gottlieb said Five Stars. Exactly as advertised.