Kantian Antitheodicy: Philosophical and Literary Varieties
Sami Pihlstrom
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Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
This book defends antitheodicism, arguing that theodicies, seeking to excuse God for evil and suffering in the world, fail to ethically acknowledge the victims of suffering. The authors argue for this view using literary and philosophical resources, commencing with Immanuel Kant's 1791 Theodicy Essay and its reading of the Book of Job. Three important twentieth century antitheodicist positions are explored, including Jewish post-Holocaust ethical antitheodicism, Wittgensteinian antitheodicism exemplified by D.Z. Phillips and pragmatist antitheodicism defended by William James. The authors argue that these approaches to evil and ... Read more
This book defends antitheodicism, arguing that theodicies, seeking to excuse God for evil and suffering in the world, fail to ethically acknowledge the victims of suffering. The authors argue for this view using literary and philosophical resources, commencing with Immanuel Kant's 1791 Theodicy Essay and its reading of the Book of Job. Three important twentieth century antitheodicist positions are explored, including Jewish post-Holocaust ethical antitheodicism, Wittgensteinian antitheodicism exemplified by D.Z. Phillips and pragmatist antitheodicism defended by William James. The authors argue that these approaches to evil and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319408828
SKU
V9783319408828
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99-15
About Sami Pihlstrom
Sari Kivistoe is Docent of Comparative Literature and (since 2015) Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She is the author of The Vices of Learning (2014) and Medical Analogy in Latin Satire (2009). Sami Pihlstroem is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the Faculty ... Read more
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