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The Blackwell companion to the problem of evil

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The Blackwell Companion to the Problem of Evil presents a collection of original essays providing both overview and insight, clarifying and evaluating the philosophical and theological problem of evil in its various contexts and manifestations. Features: all original essays that…

The good and evil serpent: how a universal symbol became Christianized

by Charlesworth, James H.

fromAnchor Yale Bible Reference Library

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The serpent of ancient times was more often associated with positive attributes like healing and eternal life than it was with negative meanings. This groundbreaking book explores in plentiful detail the symbol of the serpent from 40,000 BCE to the present, and from diverse regi…

The good and evil serpent: how a universal symbol became Christianized

by Charlesworth, James H.

fromAnchor Yale Bible Reference Library

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The serpent of ancient times was more often associated with positive attributes like healing and eternal life than it was with negative meanings. This groundbreaking book explores in plentiful detail the symbol of the serpent from 40,000 BCE to the present, and from diverse regi…

Ethics: inventing right and wrong

by Mackie, J. L., (John Leslie)

fromPenguin philosophy

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"John Mackie's stimulating book is a complete and clear treatise on moral theory. His writings on normative ethics-the moral principles he recommends-offer a fresh approach on a much neglected subject, and the work as a whole is undoubtedly a major contribution to modern philoso…

Rising from the ruins: reason, being, and the good after Auschwitz

by Gillan, Garth

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"Rising from the Ruins is an assessment of reason, being, and the good in a world fractured by the passage of the Shoah, or Holocaust. The historical character of evil that appeared in the Shoah damaged the relationship of human existence to being, creating a time when the confi…

Praise and blame: moral realism and its application

by Robinson, Daniel N.

fromNew forum books

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How should a prize be awarded after a horse race? Should it go to the best rider, the best person, or the one who finishes first? To what extent are bystanders blameworthy when they do nothing to prevent harm? Are there any objective standards of moral responsibility with which …

Praise and blame: moral realism and its applications

by Robinson, Daniel N.

fromNew forum books

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How should a prize be awarded after a horse race? Should it go to the best rider, the best person, or the one who finishes first? To what extent are bystanders blameworthy when they do nothing to prevent harm? Are there any objective standards of moral responsibility with which …

Blumenthal develops a new theory of human behavior that identifies the social and psychological factors that foster both good and evil behavior.

The banality of good and evil: moral lessons from the Shoah and Jewish tradition

by Blumenthal, David R.

fromMoral traditions & moral arguments

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Blumenthal develops a new theory of human behavior that identifies the social and psychological factors that foster both good and evil behavior.