Earth's abominations : philosophical studies of evil / edited by Daniel M. Haybron.

Format:

Book

Series:

Value inquiry book series ; v. 120.

VIBS, Personalist Studies, 0929-8436 ; v. 120

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Good and evil.

Theodicy.

Physical Description:

viii, 166 pages ; 22 cm.

Other Title:

Philosophical studies of evil

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2002.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Evil as a Philosophical Concern / Daniel M. Haybron 1

2 The Disvalue of Pain and Pain-Infliction / Brian Schaefer 17

3 Intentionality and Wickedness / L. A. Zaibert 33

4 Toward a Theory of Evil Acts: A Critique of Laurence Thomas's Theory of Evil Acts / Todd Calder 51

5 Consistency of Character and the Character of Evil / Daniel M. Haybron 63

6 Evolution, Altruism, and Intergroup Aggression / Stephen Reber 79

7 Plato's Devil / S. R. Charles 89

8 "Clothed in Scarlet, Clothed with the Sun": Thoughts on the Women of Apocalypse 12 and 17 / Stephen Morris 105

9 Moral Luck and the Sources of Evil / Nafsika Athanassoulis 121

10 Responsibility, Punishment, and Wickedness / Michael Bavidge 135

11 Theodicy and Lament: Grappling with the Problem of Evil, Using Psalm 88 / Susan Robbins 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9042012781

OCLC:

49722101