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Kantian Antitheodicy

Philosophical and Literary Varieties

by Sami Pihlstroem, Sari Kivistoe

  • Hardback
  • 327 pages
  • Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
  • 14.9 x 21.1 x 2 cm

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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. The authors argue for this view using literary and philosophical resources, commencing with Immanuel Kant's 1791 "Theodicy Essay" and its reading of the Book of Job. Three important twentieth century antitheodicist positions are explored, including "Jewish" post-Holocaust ethical antitheodicism, Wittgensteinian antitheodicism exemplified by D.Z. Phillips and pragmatist antitheodicism defended by William James. The authors argue that these approaches to evil and suffering are fundamentally Kantian. Literary works such as Franz Kafka's The Trial, Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, are examined in order to crucially advance the philosophical case for antitheodicism.
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  • Author

    Sami Pihlstroem

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Springer International Publishing AG

  • Published

    October 2016

  • Weight

    536g

  • Page Count

    327

  • Dimensions

    14.9 x 21.1 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9783319408828

  • ISBN-10

    3319408828

  • Eden Code

    4459921

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