The problem of evil : new philosophical directions

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This book engages the problem of evil from a variety of philosophical viewpoints, traditions, methodologies, and interests. For millennia, philosophers, theologians, and people outside of the academy have thought about evil and its relation to religious belief. The Problem of Evil: New Philosophical Directions aims to take this history of thought into evil while also extending the discourse in other directions; providing a multi-faceted collection of papers that take heed of the various ways one can think about evil and what role in may play in philosophical considerations of religion. From the nature of evil to the well-known problem of evil to the discussion of the problem in philosophical discourse, the collection provides a wide range of philosophical approaches to evil. Anyone interested in evil-its nature, relation to religious belief, its use in philosophical discussion, and so on-will find the papers in this book of interest. -- Back cover.  Read more... Is pure evil possible? -- The problem of evil in the speculative mysticism of Meister Eckhart -- Evil by nobodies -- Pursuing Pankalia : the aesthetic theodicy of St. Augustine -- On the impossibility of omnimalevolence : Plantinga on Tooley's new evidential argument from evil -- Epistemic evil, divine hiddenness, and soul-making -- What the hell is God up to? : God's evils and active love in Schelling and Dostoevsky -- Redemptive suffering -- Predatory goodness in the discourse on evil among Anglo-American philosophers of religion.