The History of Evil in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: 1700-1900 CE
The fourth volume of The History of Evil explores the key thinkers and themes relating to the question of evil in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The very idea of "evil" is highly contentious in modern thought and this period was one in which the concept was intensely debated and criticized. The persistence of the idea of evil is a testament to the abiding significance of theology in the period, not least in Germany. Comprising twenty-two chapters by international scholars, some of the topics explored include: Berkeley on evil, Voltaire and the Philosophes, John Wesley on the origins of evil, Immanuel Kant on evil, autonomy and grace, the deliverance of evil: utopia and evil, utilitarianism and evil, evil in Schelling and Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche and the genealogy of evil, and evil and the nineteenth-century idealists.

This volume also explores a number of other key thinkers and topics within the period. This outstanding treatment of the history of evil at the crucial and determinative inception of its key concepts will appeal to those with particular interests in the ideas of evil and good.

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The History of Evil in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: 1700-1900 CE
The fourth volume of The History of Evil explores the key thinkers and themes relating to the question of evil in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The very idea of "evil" is highly contentious in modern thought and this period was one in which the concept was intensely debated and criticized. The persistence of the idea of evil is a testament to the abiding significance of theology in the period, not least in Germany. Comprising twenty-two chapters by international scholars, some of the topics explored include: Berkeley on evil, Voltaire and the Philosophes, John Wesley on the origins of evil, Immanuel Kant on evil, autonomy and grace, the deliverance of evil: utopia and evil, utilitarianism and evil, evil in Schelling and Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche and the genealogy of evil, and evil and the nineteenth-century idealists.

This volume also explores a number of other key thinkers and topics within the period. This outstanding treatment of the history of evil at the crucial and determinative inception of its key concepts will appeal to those with particular interests in the ideas of evil and good.

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The History of Evil in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: 1700-1900 CE

The History of Evil in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: 1700-1900 CE

by Douglas Hedley
The History of Evil in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: 1700-1900 CE
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The History of Evil in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: 1700-1900 CE

The History of Evil in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: 1700-1900 CE

by Douglas Hedley

Overview

The fourth volume of The History of Evil explores the key thinkers and themes relating to the question of evil in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The very idea of "evil" is highly contentious in modern thought and this period was one in which the concept was intensely debated and criticized. The persistence of the idea of evil is a testament to the abiding significance of theology in the period, not least in Germany. Comprising twenty-two chapters by international scholars, some of the topics explored include: Berkeley on evil, Voltaire and the Philosophes, John Wesley on the origins of evil, Immanuel Kant on evil, autonomy and grace, the deliverance of evil: utopia and evil, utilitarianism and evil, evil in Schelling and Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche and the genealogy of evil, and evil and the nineteenth-century idealists.

This volume also explores a number of other key thinkers and topics within the period. This outstanding treatment of the history of evil at the crucial and determinative inception of its key concepts will appeal to those with particular interests in the ideas of evil and good.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032095158
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 06/30/2021
Series: History of Evil
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Douglas Hedley is Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Chad Meister is Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Bethel College, USA.

Charles Taliaferro is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at St Olaf College, USA.

Table of Contents

Editors and contributors. Series Introduction. Acknowledgments. Introduction, Douglas Hedley. 1. Berkeley on Evil, John Roberts. 2. Voltaire and the Philosophes, Dale Jacquette. 3. Jonathan Edwards, William J. Wainwright. 4. John Wesley on the Origins of Evil, Barry E. Bryant. 5. Hume, Charlotte R. Brown and William Edward Morris. 6. Immanuel Kant on Evil, Autonomy and Grace, Jeanine M. Grenberg. 7. The Deliverance of Evil: Utopia and Evil, Nicole Pohl. 8. Utilitarianism and Evil, Geoffrey Scarre. 9. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Paul Redding. 10. Evil in Schelling and Schopenhauer, Alistair Welchman. 11. Charles Darwin and the Problem of Evil, Michael Ruse. 12. Ludwig Feuerbach, Dan Yim. 13. Søren Kierkegaard, Anthony Rudd. 14. Evil in the Philosophy of Karl Marx, William L. McBride. 15. Dostoevsky, George Pattison. 16. Friedrich Nietzsche and the Genealogy of Evil, David Booth. 17. Is Colonialism Evil? David A. Hoekema. 18. Evil and the Nineteenth Century Idealists, Leslie Armour. 19. Positivism, Mike Gane, 20. Famine, Jonathan Healey. 21. Modern European Racism: Eighteenth Century Views of Race, Julie K. Ward. 22. Representations, Jil Evans and Charles Taliaferro.

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