Kantian Antitheodicy

Philosophical and Literary Varieties

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvSami Pihlström,Sari Kivistö,Sami Pihlstrom,Sari Kivisto

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This book defends antitheodicism, arguing that theodicies, seeking to excuse God for evil and suffering in the world, fail to ethically acknowledge the victims of suffering.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-06-23
Mått148 x 210 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319822099

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Sari Kivistö is Docent of Comparative Literature and (since 2015) Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She is the author of The Vices of Learning (2014) and Medical Analogy in Latin Satire (2009). Sami Pihlström is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, Finland (since 2014). He was previously Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (2009-2015). He is also President of the Philosophical Society of Finland. His previous publications include Pragmatist Metaphysics (2009) and Taking Evil Seriously (2014).

1. Acknowledgments.- 2. Introduction.- 3. Chapter 1: Kantian Antitheodicism and Job’s Sincerity.- 4. Chapter 2: Suffering and Forgiveness in Kafka and Post-Holocaust Antitheodicism.- 5. Chapter 3: Evil, Absurdity, and Nonsense: Beckettian and Wittgensteinian Reflections.- 6. Chapter 4: Pragmatism, Suffering, and Truthfulness: From James to Rorty to Orwell.- 7. Conclusion: The Transcendental Antitheodicy of the “Sick Soul”.- References.- Index.