The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... evil in the world . Accordingly , the question to which I now turn is whether , despite the existence of evil , it is possible to construct a theodicy which will justify the ways of an infinitely powerful and just God to man . Two main ...
... evil in the world . Accordingly , the question to which I now turn is whether , despite the existence of evil , it is possible to construct a theodicy which will justify the ways of an infinitely powerful and just God to man . Two main ...
Page 92
... evil has traditionally been posed in the form of a dilemma : if God is perfectly loving , he must wish to abolish evil ; and if he is all - powerful , he must be able to abolish evil . But evil exists ; therefore God cannot be both ...
... evil has traditionally been posed in the form of a dilemma : if God is perfectly loving , he must wish to abolish evil ; and if he is all - powerful , he must be able to abolish evil . But evil exists ; therefore God cannot be both ...
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... evil by depicting it as an ultimate constituent of the universe , coordinate with good , has been repudiated in advance by the classic Christian teaching , first developed by Augustine , that evil represents the going wrong of something ...
... evil by depicting it as an ultimate constituent of the universe , coordinate with good , has been repudiated in advance by the classic Christian teaching , first developed by Augustine , that evil represents the going wrong of something ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Introduction | 11 |
The Inconceivability of Gods Nonexistence | 21 |
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