Skip to content

The Evidential Argument from Evil
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Evidential Argument from Evil Paperback - 2008

by Daniel Howard-Snyder (Editor)


From the publisher

Is evil evidence against the existence of God? Even if God and evil are compatible, it remains hotly contested whether evil renders belief in God unreasonable. The Evidential Argument from Evil presents five classic statements on this issue by eminent philosophers and theologians and places them in dialogue with eleven original essays reflecting new thinking by these and other scholars. The volume focuses on two versions of the argument. The first affirms that there is no reason for God to permit either certain specific horrors or the variety and profusion of undeserved suffering. The second asserts that pleasure and pain, given their biological role, are better explained by hypotheses other than theism.

Contributors include William P. Alston, Paul Draper, Richard M. Gale, Daniel Howard-Snyder, Alvin Plantinga, William L. Rowe, Bruce Russell, Eleonore Stump, Richard G. Swinburne, Peter van Inwagen, and Stephen John Wykstra.

From the rear cover

Is evil evidence against the existence of God? Even if God and evil are compatible, it remains hotly contested whether evil renders belief in God unreasonable. The 'Evidential Argument from Evil' places five classic statements on this issue by eminent philosophers and theologians in dialogue with eleven new essays, reflecting new thinking by these and other scholars. The volume focuses on two versions of the argument. The first affirms that there is no reason for God to permit certain specific horrors or the variety and profusion of undeserved suffering. The second asserts that the biological role of pleasure and pain shows that hypotheses other than theism better explain those phenomena.

Details

  • Title The Evidential Argument from Evil
  • Author Daniel Howard-Snyder (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Indiana University Press, Bloomington
  • Date 2008-10-17
  • ISBN 9780253210289 / 0253210283
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Theometrics: Academic
  • Library of Congress subjects Theodicy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95011208
  • Dewey Decimal Code 214

About the author

DANIEL HOWARD-SNYDER is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Seattle Pacific University.

Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)

by Howard-Snyder, Daniel

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used: Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780253210289 / 0253210283
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$11.40
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Indiana University Press, 2008-10-17. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.
Item Price
$11.40
FREE shipping to USA
The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)

by Howard-Snyder, Daniel

  • Used
  • Fine
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780253210289 / 0253210283
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Redondo Beach, California, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$15.00
$4.95 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Bloomington, Indiana.: Indiana University Press, 2008. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover 2008, 1st edition. Text and covers in fine condition. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. (357 pages).
Item Price
$15.00
$4.95 shipping to USA
The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)

by Howard-Snyder, Daniel [Editor]

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Like New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780253210289 / 0253210283
Quantity Available
825
Seller
Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$15.57
$3.99 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Indiana University Press, 2008-10-17. Paperback. Like New.
Item Price
$15.57
$3.99 shipping to USA
The Evidential Argument from Evil (Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion)

The Evidential Argument from Evil (Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion)

by Editor-Daniel Howard-Snyder, Richard M. Gale

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
  • Signed
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780253210289 / 0253210283
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$17.00
$5.50 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996. Paperback. Good. Wraps, 357 pp, good copy with light wear and creasing, some marks to one article. Contributor Richard M. Gale's own copy with his signature. Richard M. Gale (1932-2015) was an important American philosopher and longtime faculty member of the University of Pittsburgh's esteemed Philosophy department, and the author of major books on William James, John Dewey, etc.
Item Price
$17.00
$5.50 shipping to USA
The Evidential Argument from Evil.
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Evidential Argument from Evil.

by HOWARD-SNYDER, DANIEL

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780253210289 / 0253210283
Quantity Available
1
Seller
H.I. Ambacht, Netherlands
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$18.69
$27.08 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Bloomington-Indianapolis, Indiana University Press. 1996. Original publisher's black paperback, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: xxij, 358pp. Very fine copy - as new.
Item Price
$18.69
$27.08 shipping to USA
The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)

by Howard-Snyder, Daniel [Editor]

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780253210289 / 0253210283
Quantity Available
825
Seller
Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$17.99
$3.99 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Indiana University Press, 2008-10-17. Paperback. New.
Item Price
$17.99
$3.99 shipping to USA
The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)

by Howard-Snyder, Daniel [Editor]

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780253210289 / 0253210283
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$18.00
$5.00 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Indiana University Press, 2008-10-17. Paperback. Very Good. 9x6x0. Very good paperback copy, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good. Interior appears free of markings. Light shelfwear. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Item Price
$18.00
$5.00 shipping to USA
The Evidential Argument from Evil

The Evidential Argument from Evil

by HOWARD-SNYDER, Daniel

  • Used
  • Fine
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780253210289 / 0253210283
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$25.00
$5.00 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
IN: Indiana University Press, 1996. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Fine in wrappers. Trade paperback, nice clean copy, like new.
Item Price
$25.00
$5.00 shipping to USA
The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Evidential Argument from Evil (Philosophy of Religion)

by Howard-Snyder, Daniel

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used:Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780253210289 / 0253210283
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$31.05
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Indiana University Press, 2008-10-17. First Edition. paperback. Used:Good.
Item Price
$31.05
FREE shipping to USA
The Evidential Argument from Evil
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Evidential Argument from Evil

by Howard-Snyder, Daniel

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780253210289 / 0253210283
Quantity Available
105
Seller
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$39.00
$14.99 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
INDIANA UNIV PR. New. Special order direct from the distributor
Item Price
$39.00
$14.99 shipping to USA