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Kant and Theodicy

A Search for an Answer to the Problem of Evil
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In Kant and Theodicy: A Search for an Answer to the Problem of Evil, George Huxford proves that Kant's engagement with theodicy was career-long and not confined to his short treatise of 1791, On the Failure of All Attempted Philosophical Theodicies, which dealt explicitly with the subject. Huxford treats Kant's developing thought on theodicy in three periods, each with its own special character: pre-Critical (exploration), early-Critical (transition), and late-Critical (conclusion). Illustrating the advantage of approaching Kant through this innovative route, Huxford argues that Kant's stance developed through his career, from an essentially Leibnizian starting point to his own unique authentic theodicy; Kant rejected so-called philosophical theodicies based on theoretical/speculative reason but advanced authentic theodicy grounded in practical reason, finding a middle ground between philosophical theodicy and fideism, both of which he rejected; Kant's work in natural science and his Critical epistemology served to constrain his theodicy; and Metaphysical Evil conceived as limitation and Kant's Radical Evil perform the same function, namely providing the ground for the possibility of moral evil in the world. nevertheless, Huxford concludes that Kant's authentic theodicy fails because it fails to meet his own definition of a theodicy.
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart A - The Pre-Critical Period - A Time of ExplorationChapter 1 - Kant and the Optimism of LeibnizChapter 2 - The Origin and Nature of Evil Chapter 3 - Is Philosophical Theodicy Possible for Kant? Part B - The Early Critical Period - A Time of TransitionChapter 4 - Setting the SceneChapter 5 - Aspects of Theodicy Chapter 6 - Pulling the Strands Together Part C - The Late Critical Period - A Time of ConclusionChapter 7 - The Failure of Philosophical TheodiciesChapter 8 - The Taxonomy of Evil Revisited Chapter 9 - Kant's Own Authentic Theodicy ConclusionBibliography About the Author
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