دانلود کتاب The Axiology of Theism

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Cover
Title page
Copyright page
Natural Law Theory
Contents
1 Stage-Setting
1.1 Five Generic Positions
1.2 Clarification of Terms
1.3 Scope Issues, Combining Positions, and Alternate Views
1.4 Are the Relevant Comparisons Intelligible?
1.5 Considerations Supporting Each Generic Axiological View
1.6 Outline of this Element
2 Global Modal Space Pro-theism
2.1 Clarifications
2.2 First Argument for GWMSPT: On Theism, Every World
Is Overall Unsurpassable
Objections to EWU
2.3 Second Argument for GWMSPT: On Theism, Every World
Is Overall Good
Objections
2.4 Third Argument For GWMSPT: On Theism, Every World Is
Overall Better
Objections
2.5 Final Thoughts on GWMSPT
3 Actual World Pro-theism
3.1 Clarifications
3.2 An Argument for WAWPT: On Theism, The Actual World
is Overall Unsurpassable
3.2.1 Supporting AWU
3.2.2 Does AWU Entail WAWPT?
3.3 Objections to AWU
3.4 Final Thoughts on WAWPT
4 Local Modal Space Pro-theism and Local Modal Space Anti-theism
4.1 Clarifications
4.2 Pro-theistic Considerations
4.2.1 Ultimate Justice
4.2.2 Anchoring Morality
4.2.3 Meaningful Lives
4.2.4 No Gratuitous Evil
4.2.5 Involuntary, Undeserved Suffering Ultimately Benefits the Sufferer
4.2.6 Belief in God; Relationship with God
4.3 Anti-theistic Considerations
4.3.1 Loss of Freedom
4.3.2 Loss of Privacy
4.3.3 Loss of Dignity
4.3.4 Loss of Knowledge or Understanding
4.3.5 Loss of the Intelligibility of Commonsense Morality
4.3.6 Loss of Meaning
4.4 Final Thoughts on LMSPT and LMSAT
References
Acknowledgments
Dedication