Trakakis The God Beyond Belief

In Defence of William Rowe's Evidential Argument from Evil
2007
ISBN: 978-1-4020-5145-6
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 27, 386 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Philosophy and Religion

This study of Professor William Rowe's defense of atheism on the basis of evil assesses the literature that has developed in response to Rowe's work, closely examining two strategies: mystery - the idea that God may have reasons beyond our comprehension for permitting evil; and theodicy - explanations as to why God allows evil to flourish. The book unearths difficulties in both, concluding that the God of theism must be 'beyond belief.'

Autoren/Hrsg.

Trakakis, Nick

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;CONTENTS;8
2;FOREWORD;12
3;PREFACE;14
4;NOTE ON GENDER-INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE;18
5;1. INTRODUCTION;19
5.1;1 AIMS AND LIMITATIONS;20
5.2;2 METHODOLOGY;22
5.3;3 WHAT IS A GOOD ARGUMENT?;26
5.4;4 OVERVIEW;28
5.5;NOTES;29
6;2. BACKGROUND TO THE PROBLEM OF EVIL;35
6.1;1 ORTHODOX THEISM;35
6.2;2 THE PROBLEM OF EVIL;41
6.2.1;Philosophical Background;41
6.2.2;Historical Background;51
6.3;NOTES;53
7;3. ROWES EVIDENTIAL ARGUMENTS FROM EVIL;65
7.1;1 THE EARLY ROWE (1978 - 86);65
7.1.1;The 1979 Argument;67
7.1.2;The Theological Premise;68
7.1.3;The Factual Premise;69
7.1.4;Wykstra on Rowes Case in Support of the;73
7.1.5;Factual Premise;73
7.2;2 THE MIDDLE ROWE (1988 - 95);75
7.2.1;The Factual Premise Revisited;75
7.2.2;The Inference from P to Q;76
7.2.3;The Structure of the Argument;79
7.3;3 THE LATE ROWE (1996 - PRESENT);80
7.3.1;Rowes New Evidential Argument;80
7.3.2;Atheism or Agnosticism?;85
7.3.3;Rowes Resurrection of the " Middle";86
7.3.4;Argument from Evil;86
7.4;NOTES;89
8;4. WHAT NO EYE HAS SEEN: THE EPISTEMIC FOUNDATIONS OF WYKSTRAS CORNEA CRITIQUE;95
8.1;1 THE ORIGINAL CORNEA;96
8.2;2 THE PROBLEM WITH C1;100
8.3;3 CORNEA AND THE PRINCIPLE OF CREDULITY;102
8.4;4 COUNTEREXAMPLES TO C2–C4;106
8.5;5 C4 AND NOSEEUM INFERENCES;108
8.6;NOTES;110
9;5. CORNEA APPLIED TO ROWES EVIDENTIAL ARGUMENT;117
9.1;1 APPLYING C42 TO ROWE’S ARGUMENTS;117
9.2;2 ROWES RESPONSE TO CORNEA;119
9.3;3 CORNEA AND THE BURDEN OF REASONABILITY;119
9.4;4 ROWE ON STEP 2 OF WYKSTRAS CORNEA CRITIQUE;122
9.5;5 WYKSTRAS ARGUMENT - ROWES VERSION;124
9.5.1;The RST - EST Distinction;126
9.5.2;The Inference from (5) to (6) Re-examined;127
9.5.3;The Prospects for EST;128
9.5.4;Rowes Restriction to RST;134
9.6;6 WYKSTRAS ARGUMENT - THE ANALOGICAL VERSION;136
9.6.1;Analogical Reasoning;137
9.6.2;Rowes Critique of Wykstras Parent Analogy;139
9.6.3;Wykstras Revised Parent Analogy;140
9.6.4;Rowes Critique of the New Parent Analogy;142
9.7;NOTES;146
10;6. FURTHER OBJECTIONS TO ROWES NOSEEUM ASSUMPTION;153
10.1;1 HOWARD-SNYDER’S ARGUMENT FROM COMPLEX GOODS;153
10.2;2 DURSTONS ARGUMENT FROM THE COMPLEXITY OF HISTORY;156
10.3;3 THE PROGRESS ARGUMENT;163
10.4;4 ALSTONS ANALOGIES;172
10.5;NOTES;175
11;7. IN SUPPORT OF THE INFERENCE FROM INSCRUTABLE TO POINTLESS EVIL;181
11.1;1 THE ARGUMENT FROM MORAL SCEPTICISM;181
11.2;2 ROWES CASE IN SUPPORT OF RNA;192
11.2.1;Case 1;196
11.2.2;Case 2;196
11.3;3 CONCLUDING REMARKS;199
11.4;NOTES;199
12;8. THE PROBLEM OF DIVINE HIDDENNESS;207
12.1;1 WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?;207
12.2;2 ANALOGIES IN SUPPORT OF RNA4;209
12.3;3 THE CASE AGAINST RNA4;212
12.3.1;The Sceptical Theist Response;212
12.3.2;The Appeal to Human Freedom;215
12.4;4 IN CONCLUSION;234
12.5;NOTES;235
13;9. META-THEODICY: ADEQUACY CONDITIONS FOR THEODICY;245
13.1;1 THE EVILS TO BE EXPLAINED;246
13.2;2 THE GOODS TO BE INVOKED;251
13.3;T3 HE NATURE OF THEODICAL EXPLANATION;256
13.4;4 SUMMARY;260
13.5;NOTES;261
14;10. THEODICY PROPER, OR CASTING LIGHT ON THE WAYS OF GOD: HORRENDOUS MORAL EVIL;269
14.1;1 SKETCH OF A THEODICY;269
14.2;2 PROBLEM I: CURTAILING THE EXERCISE OF FREE WILL;274
14.3;3 PROBLEM II: NECESSARY EVILS?;279
14.3.1;Tiernos " Adequacy Argument" Against Free Will Theodicies;279
14.3.2;The Inadequacy of Tiernos " Adequacy Argument";281
14.4;4 CONCLUSION;287
14.5;NOTES;287
15;11. THEODICIES FOR NATURAL EVIL;293
15.1;1 SOUL-MAKING AND NATURAL EVIL;294
15.2;2 SWINBURNES FREE WILL THEODICY;297
15.3;3 REICHENBACH’S NATURAL LAW THEODICY;305
15.4;4 CONCLUSION;313
15.5;NOTES;314
16;12. THE COMPATIBILITY OF GRATUITOUS EVIL WITH THEISM;321
16.1;1 VAN INWAGEN’S GOD OF CHANCE;322
16.2;2 VAN INWAGEN’S NO MINIMUM THESIS;327
16.3;3 TAKING THE STING OUT OF THE NO MINIMUM THESIS;332
16.4;4 PETERSON’S REJECTION OF METICULOUS PROVIDENCE;335
16.4.1;Peterson on the Defensive;336
16.4.2;Peterson on the Offensive;338
16.5;4 CONCLUSION;342
16.6;NOTES;343
17;13. CONCLUSION: IS ROWES EVIDENTIAL ARGUMENT SUCCESSFUL?;351
17.1;1 THE " G.E. MOORE SHIFT";352
17.2;2 RECONCEIVING GOD;355
17.2.1;Rejecting Gods Perfect Goodness;355
17.2.2;Rejecting Divine Omnipotence;356
17.2.3;The Worship - Worthiness of God;358
17.3;3 CONCLUDING REMARKS;359
17.4;NOTES;360
18;BIBLIOGRAPHY;365
19;INDEX;387

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