Theodicy in Islamic Thought : : The Dispute Over Al-Ghazali's Best of All Possible Worlds /

Theodicy in Islamic Thought : : The Dispute Over Al-Ghazali's Best of All Possible Worlds / / Eric Linn Ormsby.

The first detailed study of Islamic theodicy, the book points out distinctively Islamic formulations and solutions of the problem of the best of all possible worlds" and shows where they coincide with Western versions, such as that of Leibniz.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Li...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Principal Abbreviations -- Introduction -- ONE. The Perfect Rightness of the Actual -- TWO. The Disputants and Their Works -- THREE. Divine Power and Possibility -- FOUR. Creation as "Natural Necessity" -- FIVE. The Problem of the Optimum -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Types of Possibility -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter
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The first detailed study of Islamic theodicy, the book points out distinctively Islamic formulations and solutions of the problem of the best of all possible worlds" and shows where they coincide with Western versions, such as that of Leibniz.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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God (Islam) History of doctrines.
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Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Principal Abbreviations --
Introduction --
ONE. The Perfect Rightness of the Actual --
TWO. The Disputants and Their Works --
THREE. Divine Power and Possibility --
FOUR. Creation as "Natural Necessity" --
FIVE. The Problem of the Optimum --
Conclusion --
Appendix: Types of Possibility --
Bibliography --
Index --
Backmatter
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title_alt Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Principal Abbreviations --
Introduction --
ONE. The Perfect Rightness of the Actual --
TWO. The Disputants and Their Works --
THREE. Divine Power and Possibility --
FOUR. Creation as "Natural Necessity" --
FIVE. The Problem of the Optimum --
Conclusion --
Appendix: Types of Possibility --
Bibliography --
Index --
Backmatter
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contents Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Principal Abbreviations --
Introduction --
ONE. The Perfect Rightness of the Actual --
TWO. The Disputants and Their Works --
THREE. Divine Power and Possibility --
FOUR. Creation as "Natural Necessity" --
FIVE. The Problem of the Optimum --
Conclusion --
Appendix: Types of Possibility --
Bibliography --
Index --
Backmatter
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