Kant and Theodicy: A Search for an Answer to the Problem of Evil (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781498597258)

In Kant and Theodicy: A Search for an Answer to the Problem of Evil, George Huxford proves that Kant's engagement with theodicy was career-long and not confined to his short 1791 treatise that dealt explicitly with the subject. Huxford treats Kant's developing thought on theodicy in three periods: pre-Critical (exploration), early-Critical (transition), and late-Critical (conclusion). Illustrating the advantage of approaching Kant through this framework, Huxford argues that Kant's stance developed through his career into his own unique authentic theodicy; Kant rejected philosophical theodicies based on theoretical/speculative reason but advanced authentic theodicy grounded in practical reason, finding a middle ground between philosophical theodicy and fideism, both of which he rejected. Nevertheless, Huxford concludes that Kant's authentic theodicy fails because it fails to meet his own definition of a theodicy.

Author: George Huxford
ISBN-10: 1498597254
ISBN-13: 9781498597258
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 03/04/2022
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d