This 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.
| ISBN | 0198248660 | | Pages | 240 | | ISBN13 | 9780198248668
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Weight (grammes) | 282 | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Oxford Readings in Philosophy | | Publication date | 08 Nov 1990 | | Height (mm) | 203 | | Non-book description | viii, 230 p. ; | | Width (mm) | 135 | | Library of Congress | BJ1401.P76 | | Spine width (mm) | 14 | | DEWEY | 111.84 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC20 | |
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Introduction: 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: On avoiding 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
"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
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