The Problem of Evil in Early Modern Philosophy

Elmar J. Kremer; Michael  J. Latzer

Published by University of Toronto Press 2001

The Problem of Evil in Early Modern Philosophy

Elmar J. Kremer and Michael J. Latzer

In the series Toronto Studies in Philosophy

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442682146

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About this book

The papers in this collection represent some of the best original work being done today on the theodicies of such early modern philosophers as Leibniz, Suarez, Spinoza, Malebranche, and Pierre Bayle.

Author / Editor information

Kremer Elmar J. :

Elmar J. Kremer is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.Latzer Michael J. :

Michael J. Latzer is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Gannon University.

Reviews

Andrew Black, Professor of Philosophy, University of Missouri, St Louis:

'Elmar Kremer and Michael Latzer's collection of essays is a terrific addition to the growing literature on early modern philosophical theology ... This book represents an extremely rewarding and valuable collection of scholarship on an area of major current concern.'

Mark Kulstad, Professor of Philosophy, Rice University:

'Elmar Kremer and Michael Latzer's collection of essays is a terrific addition to the growing literature on early modern philosophical theology ... This book represents an extremely rewarding and valuable collection of scholarship on an area of major current concern.'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Suarez on God's Causal Involvement in Sinful Acts Alfred J. Freddoso Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
3. Descartes's Theodicy of Error Michael J. Latzer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
4. Spinoza: A Radical Protestant? Graeme Hunter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
5. Spinoza in the Garden of Good and Evil Steven M. Nadler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
6. Malebranche on Disorder and Physical Evil: Manichaeism or Philosophical Courage? Denis Moreau Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
7. Bayle on the Moral Problem of Evil D. Anthony Larivière and Thomas M. Lennon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
8. Leibniz and the 'Disciples of Saint Augustine' on the Fate of Infants Who Die Unbaptized Elmar J. Kremer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
9. Leibniz and the Stoics: The Consolations of Theodicy Donald Rutherford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
10. Remarks on Leibniz's Treatment of the Problem of Evil Robert C. Sleigh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 180

eBook

Published: November 2, 2001
ISBN: 9781442682146