![]() ![]() The former good, he argues, is both intrinsically valuable and essential to various other goods. Swinburne concentrates much of his attention here on two special goods-humanfreedom (understood libertarianly) and being of use to others. Part 2 describes the kinds of goods we would expect God to want in his world. ![]() The author endeavors in the first of the books four parts to explain why a theodicy is generally needed-that is, why at least most contemporary Christians need to find plausible explanations for a perfectly good, all-knowing, omnipotent Godâs allowing so much evil. Despite the title, the book is more an exercise in theodicy than a thorough examination of the notion of providence. This book, the fourth in a tetralogy on philosophical questions raised by Christianity, is of the quality that readers expect of Swinburne, and will undoubtedly command the same degree of respect and attention as have his earlier works. PROVIDENCE AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL PROVIDENCE AND THE PROBLEM OF EVILįew philosophers this century have been as prolific in their defense of a traditional theistic world-view as has Richard Swinburne. ![]()
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