| Description |
1 online resource (191 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; Introduction; 1. The Strong View of Hell; The Moral Objection to the Equal Punishment Version of the Strong View; The Arbitrariness Problem; Other Versions of the Strong View; Conclusion; 2. Simple Alternatives to the Strong View; On Abandoning the Existence Thesis; On Abandoning the No Escape Thesis; On Abandoning the Anti-Universalism Thesis; On Abandoning the Retribution Thesis; Conclusion; 3. The Issuant Conception of Hell; The Nature of God; The God of Love and the Nature of Hell; Conclusion; 4. Freedom, Existence, and the Nature of Hell; Incarceration |
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Suicide and the Argument from Rational SuicideMechanical and Teleological Conceptions of Hell; The Composite View and Theological Constraints; Conclusion; 5. A Global Perspective on the Problem of Hell; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W |
| Summary |
This treatise argues that the traditional Christian understanding of hell fails to solve the problem of hell from a philosopher's viewpoint, as it has been constructed from a retributive model. The author develops a philosophical account of hell which does not depend on the retributive model |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hell -- Christianity.
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Good and evil -- Christianity
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Hell -- Christianity
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195344752 |
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0195344758 |
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