Review text: "Das Buch argumentiert auf hohem Niveau. Seine Ergebnisse sind von prinzipieller Bedeutung."Dietmar Till in: Germanistik 3-4/2008.
Drawing on Greimas' narrative semiotics and on cognitive science, Richter develops his theory of the "narrative judgement" as the core of the "narrative negotiation of problems". Narratives present contingent decisions, but can conceal their contingency in the name of an ideolog…
A companion to the problem of evil
The Blackwell companion to the problem of evil
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…
New essays on Leibniz's Theodicy
Virtually no one would deny the extent and intensity of suffering in the world. Can one also consistently hold that there is an omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? This book argues that the difficult questions raised by the problem of suffering can be considered best in …
Can one hold, consistently with the common view of suffering in the world, that there is an omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? This book argues that one can. Wandering in Darkness first presents the moral psychology and value theory within which one typical traditional …
Leid und Böses in philosophischen Deutungen
Leid und Böses in philosophischen Deutungen
Leid und Böses in philosophischen Deutungen
Review text: "This book is like an archaeological dig. All is laid out in meticulous detail, and we are amazed that there could be so much of value in so few verses."Anthony Saville in: NewDirections April 2006.