Defeating the evil-God challenge: in defence of God's goodness
"Defending the view that arguments from philosophical theology constitute a serious threat to the symmetry thesis, Jack Symes sets out a new solution to the evil-god challenge. Symes argues it is more reasonable to attribute goodness to the concept of god than it is to attribute evil, and there...
| 1. VerfasserIn: | |
|---|---|
| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Subito Bestelldienst: | Jetzt bestellen. |
| Verfügbarkeit prüfen: | HBZ Gateway |
| Buchbeschaffung: | Lade...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Veröffentlicht: |
London
Bloomsbury Academic
2024
|
| In: | Jahr: 2024 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Theodicy
B Good and evil |
| Zusammenfassung: | "Defending the view that arguments from philosophical theology constitute a serious threat to the symmetry thesis, Jack Symes sets out a new solution to the evil-god challenge. Symes argues it is more reasonable to attribute goodness to the concept of god than it is to attribute evil, and therefore, we have reason to favour belief in a good god over an evil god. A theologically and philosophically nuanced engagement with the evil-god problem, it is the first book-length treatment to showcase the ways it can not only be solved, but that the solution is simple, modest, and compelling"-- |
|---|---|
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200) and index |
| Physische Details: | xvi, 206 pages, illustratons, 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-350-41928-5 978-1-350-41932-2 |
