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Daniel Speak - The Problem of Evil (Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy) - 9780745664071 - V9780745664071
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The Problem of Evil (Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy)

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The most forceful philosophical objections to belief in God arise from the existence of evil. Bad things happen in the world and it is not clear how this is compatible with the existence of an all-powerful and perfectly loving being. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
The most forceful philosophical objections to belief in God arise from the existence of evil. Bad things happen in the world and it is not clear how this is compatible with the existence of an all-powerful and perfectly loving being. Unsurprisingly then, philosophers have formulated powerful arguments for atheism based on the existence of apparently unjustified suffering. These arguments give expression to what we call the problem of evil.

This volume is an engaging introduction to the philosophical problem of evil. Daniel Speak provides a clear overview of the main lines of reasoning in this debate and argues for ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745664071
SKU
V9780745664071
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Ref
99-50

About Daniel Speak
Daniel Speak is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University.

Reviews for The Problem of Evil (Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy)
Philosophical investigations during the last 50 years have shed a good deal of new light on the ancient problem of evil. Daniel Speak?s judicious book covers all these developments, beginning with Plantinga?s free-will defense and working through all of the most important contributions to the subject up to the present day. He discusses Rowe?s evidential argument from evil, the skeptical ... Read more

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