Evil: A Guide for the Perplexed - Hardcover

Meister, Chad V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1501324284 ISBN 13: 9781501324284

Verlag: Continnuum-3PL, 2018

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Meister's second edition of Evil: A Guide for the Perplexed maintains the lucidity and brilliance of the first edition with significant new material on cutting-edge contributions to thinking about evil from the standpoint of the Abrahamic faiths that also engages secular humanism, Hinduism and Buddhism. This is the best current, fair-minded, single-authored book on the philosophical and religious problem of evil available.
Charles Taliaferro, Professor of Philosophy, St. Olaf College, USA, and co-editor of A Dictionary of Philosophy of Religion (Bloomsbury, 2 ed 2018)

A wonderfully accessible introduction, combining lucid exposition of the most important philosophical literature with balanced critical evaluation of the arguments. A truly outstanding resource for tackling this perplexing subject.
John Cottingham, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Reading, UK

Meister has produced the most comprehensive and accessible book on evil currently available. Whilst most treatments of evil within philosophy of religion revolve around theodicies, Meister gives extensive consideration to the hiddenness of God, to atheistic arguments, and to Hindu and Buddhist responses to evil and suffering; all of which take him into further territory, including that of religious experience and neurological accounts of religious belief. Written in Meister's characteristically clear style, this book will be an invaluable resource for people of all faiths and none.
Rev. Dr. Harriet Harris, Chaplain to the University of Edinburgh, UK

Reseña del editor

Evil: A Guide for the Perplexed is a lively examination of the philosophical and theological problems raised by the existence of widespread evil. It explores classic debates around this problem and also engages with more recent ones, from new challenges posed by scientific advances in evolutionary theory, neuroscience, and cosmology, to concerns of climate change and environmental degradation, to questions raised by increasing religious and secular violence. This second edition also contains new chapters and topics such as Jewish, Christian, and Islamic responses to evil and skeptical theism. The result is an even-handed guide to both traditional and contemporary issues raised by the reality and ubiquity of evil.

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• Verlag: Continnuum-3PL
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1501324284
• ISBN 13: 9781501324284
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224