Explaining Evil: Four Views (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781501331145)

In Explaining Evil four prominent philosophers, two theists and two non-theists, present their arguments for why evil exists. Taking a "position and response" format, in which one philosopher offers an account of evil and three others respond, this book guides readers through the advantages and limitations of various philosophical positions on evil, making it ideal for classroom use as well as individual study.

Divided into four chapters, Explaining Evil covers Theistic Libertarianism, Theistic Compatibilism, Atheistic Moral Realism and Atheistic Moral Non-realism. It features topics including free will, theism, atheism, goodness, Calvinism, evolutionary ethics, and pain, and demonstrates some of the dominant models of thinking within contemporary philosophy of religion and ethics.

Written in accessible prose and with an approachable structure, this book provides a clear and useful overview of the central issues of the philosophy of evil.

Author: W. Paul Franks
ISBN-10: 1501331140
ISBN-13: 9781501331145
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 01/10/2019
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2019