Evil Beyond Belief
An introduction to and overview of the entire problem of evil, from a philosophical perspective. The text aims to be introductory and inclusive, both by familiarizing students with the main contours of the intellectual terrain, and by pointing them in the direction of further resources. This book provides a descriptive, episodic yet analytical synthesis of industrialization in America. It integrates analysis of the profound economic and social changes taking place during the period between 1877 and the start of the Great Depression. Ten topicsvarieties of industrialization, questions of labor, immigration, urbanization, the Westward movement, the environment, transportation, power, politics, and the organization of workare examined with each subject illustrated by three case studies. The 30 case studies were selected as examples of the underlying principles of industrialization that cumulatively convey a comprehensive understanding of the era.
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Evil Beyond Belief
An introduction to and overview of the entire problem of evil, from a philosophical perspective. The text aims to be introductory and inclusive, both by familiarizing students with the main contours of the intellectual terrain, and by pointing them in the direction of further resources. This book provides a descriptive, episodic yet analytical synthesis of industrialization in America. It integrates analysis of the profound economic and social changes taking place during the period between 1877 and the start of the Great Depression. Ten topicsvarieties of industrialization, questions of labor, immigration, urbanization, the Westward movement, the environment, transportation, power, politics, and the organization of workare examined with each subject illustrated by three case studies. The 30 case studies were selected as examples of the underlying principles of industrialization that cumulatively convey a comprehensive understanding of the era.
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Evil Beyond Belief

Evil Beyond Belief

by James Petrik
Evil Beyond Belief

Evil Beyond Belief

by James Petrik

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An introduction to and overview of the entire problem of evil, from a philosophical perspective. The text aims to be introductory and inclusive, both by familiarizing students with the main contours of the intellectual terrain, and by pointing them in the direction of further resources. This book provides a descriptive, episodic yet analytical synthesis of industrialization in America. It integrates analysis of the profound economic and social changes taking place during the period between 1877 and the start of the Great Depression. Ten topicsvarieties of industrialization, questions of labor, immigration, urbanization, the Westward movement, the environment, transportation, power, politics, and the organization of workare examined with each subject illustrated by three case studies. The 30 case studies were selected as examples of the underlying principles of industrialization that cumulatively convey a comprehensive understanding of the era.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780765602824
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 05/31/2000
Series: Contemporary Perspectives on Philosophy Series
Pages: 200
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 The Logical Version of the Problem of Evil 2 The Challenge of Compatibilism 3 A Case for Libertarianism 4 The Possibility of Moral Perfection 5 The Matter of Middle Knowledge 6 What's the Good of Free Will? 7 Natural Evils 8 Inscrutable Evils 9 Horrendous Evils and the Good of Procreation 10 Belief Beyond Evil
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