{"product_id":"kantian-antitheodicy-sami-pihlstrm-9783319408828","title":"Kantian Antitheodicy: Philosophical and Literary Varieties","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book defends antitheodicism, arguing that theodicies, seeking to excuse God for evil and suffering in the world, fail to ethically acknowledge the victims of suffering. The authors argue for this view using literary and philosophical resources, commencing with Immanuel Kant's 1791 \"Theodicy Essay\" and its reading of the Book of Job. Three important twentieth century antitheodicist positions are explored, including \"Jewish\" post-Holocaust ethical antitheodicism, Wittgensteinian antitheodicism exemplified by D.Z. Phillips and pragmatist antitheodicism defended by William James. The authors argue that these approaches to evil and suffering are fundamentally Kantian. Literary works such as Franz Kafka's \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e, Samuel Beckett's \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/i\u003e, and George Orwell's \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e, are examined in order to crucially advance the philosophical case for antitheodicism. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sami Pihlström, Sari Kivistö\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319408828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319408828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.67h x 6.24w x 0.92d","brand":"Sami Pihlström","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073586524415,"sku":"9783319408828","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65f60bf7-49aa-4c34-b226-7a498b3157ef.jpg?v=1685448700","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kantian-antitheodicy-sami-pihlstrm-9783319408828","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}