{"product_id":"the-metaphysics-of-good-and-evil-paperback","title":"The Metaphysics of Good and Evil - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid S. Oderberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Metaphysics of Good and Evil is the first, full-length contemporary defence, from the perspective of analytic philosophy, of the Scholastic theory of good and evil - the theory of Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, and most medieval and Thomistic philosophers. Goodness is analysed as \u003ci\u003eobedience to nature\u003c\/i\u003e. Evil is analysed as the \u003ci\u003eprivation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof goodness\u003c\/i\u003e. Goodness, surprisingly, is found in the non-living world, but in the living world it takes on a special character. The book analyses various kinds of goodness, showing how they fit into the Scholastic theory. The privation theory of evil is given its most comprehensive contemporary defence, including an account of truthmakers for truths of privation and an analysis of how causation by privation should be understood. In the end, all evil is \u003ci\u003edeviance\u003c\/i\u003e - a departure from the goodness prescribed by a thing's essential nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a comprehensive defence of a venerable metaphysical theory, conducted using the concepts and methods of analytic philosophy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRevives a much neglected approach to the question of good and evil in their most general nature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how Aristotelian-Thomistic theory has more than historical relevance to a fundamental philosophical issue, but can be applied in a way that is both defensible and yet accessible to the modern philosopher.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides what, for the Scholastic philosopher, is arguably the only solid metaphysical foundation for a separate treatment of the origins of morality.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid S. Oderberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading, England. He is the author of many articles in metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of religion, and other subjects. His books include \u003ci\u003eMoral Theory: A Non-Consequentialist Approach\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eApplied Ethics: A Non-Consequentialist Approach\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and \u003ci\u003eReal Essentialism\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). He is also the editor of several collections on ethics, logic, and metaphysics. Prof. Oderberg edits \u003ci\u003eRatio\u003c\/i\u003e, an international journal of analytic philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44289400963174,"sku":"9781032239415","price":111.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cVgwcThkb2VRNjVHOHdTMkc5YUJuQT09.webp?v=1766749551","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-metaphysics-of-good-and-evil-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}