{"product_id":"9783319822099","title":"Kantian Antitheodicy: Philosophical and Literary Varieties","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKantian Antitheodicy: Philosophical and Literary Varieties\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePihlström, Sami; Kivistö, Sari\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e, Samuel Beckett’s \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/i\u003e, and  George Orwell’s \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e, are examined in order to crucially  advance the philosophical case for antitheodicism. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-06-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319822099\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-40883-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 320\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47525313216652,"sku":"9783319822099","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319822099.jpg?v=1776021640","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319822099","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}