Evidential Argument from Evil

DANIEL HOWARD-SNYDER is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Seattle Pacific University.

• PrefaceIntroduction: The Evidential Argument from Evil/Daniel Howard-SnyderThe Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism/William L. RowePain and Pleasure: An Evidential Problem for Theists/Paul draperSome Major Strands of Theodicy/Richard G. SwinburneAquinas on the Sufferings of Job/Eleonore StumpEpistemic Probability and Evil/Alvin PlantingaThe Inductive Argument from evil and the Human Cognitive Condition/William P. AlstonRoweÆs Noseeum Arguments from Evil/Stephen WypkstraThe Problem of Evil, the Problem of Air, and the Problem of Silence/Peter van InwagenThe Skeptical Theist/Paul DraperDefenseless/Bruce RussellSome Difficulties in Theistic Treatments of Evil/Richard GaleReflections on the Essays of Draper, Russell, and Gale/Peter van InwagenOn being Evidentially Challenged/Alvin PlantingaThe Evidential Argument from Evil: A Second Look/William L. RoweThe Argument from Inscrutable Evil/Daniel Howard-SnyderSome (Temporarily) Final Thoughts on Evidential ARguments from Evil/William P. AlstonBibliographyContributorsIndex

"Recommended for use in an undergraduate or graduate course in the philosophy of religion." - Religious Studies Review"... all of the essays here are of excellent quality and are generally representative of the best recent arguments on the topic... Although several of the essays are very challenging and not for the beginner, the book as a whole provides an outstanding introduction to the problem of evil." - International Philosophy Quarterly"The dialogue between the essays is well orchestrated... While nominally about evil, many different advancements in epistemology and Bayesian analysis add to its net worth, achieving an even greater good from its already engaging treatment of evil." - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion"For putting such a resource at our fingertips, we are all indebted to the authors whose work is collected here and especially the 'collector' himself: Daniel Howard-Snyder." - Faith & Philosophy