The History of Evil in the Eighteenth and Ninet, Hedley..

Name: The History of Evil in the Eighteenth and Ninet, Hedley..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The History of Evil in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries17001900 CE\nAuthor(s): Douglas Hedley\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138236837, 978-1138236837\nSynopsis\nThe 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, Fr.