Title: God and evil.
Authors: McCloskey, H. J. 1925-
Publisher: Nijhoff,
Year: 1974
Subjects: Good and evil.; Theodicy.
Contents: I. The problem stated: The need for a solution -- On the need for solutions to the problem of evil -- II. Evils: Past, present and future -- III. Ethical presuppositions of the problem of evil -- The theistic theory -- Subjectivist, non-cognitivist theories -- Other attitude theories -- The privation account of evil -- Assessing the privation theory -- Evil as unreal -- Conclusion -- IV. The nature and attributes of God -- God's attributes as literally ascribed -- Non-literal accounts of God's attributes -- God as a person: His personal traits -- V. God as finite and imperfect: Worshipworthiness -- God as finite in power -- An omnipotent God who is morally imperfect -- A God imperfect both in power and goodness -- The worshpworthiness of an omnipotent, omniscient, good God -- VI. Must a world created by an all-perfect being be wholly free of evil? -- VII. The best of all possible worlds -- VIII. The world as good over-all -- Section A: Solutions to the problem posed by physical evil -- Section B: Moral evil.