ABSTRACT
This collection brings together new papers addressing the philosophical challenges that the concept of a Devil presents, bringing philosophical rigor to treatments of the Devil. Contributors approach the idea of the Devil from a variety of philosophical traditions, methodologies, and styles, providing a comprehensive philosophical overview that contemplates the existence, nature, and purpose of the Devil. While some papers take a classical approach to the Devil, drawing on biblical exegesis, other contributors approach the topic of the Devil from epistemological, metaphysical, phenomenological, and ethical perspectives. This volume will be relevant to researchers and scholars interested in philosophical conceptions of the Devil and related areas, such as philosophers of religion, theologians, and scholars working in philosophical theology and demonology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|48 pages
Divergent Conceptions of the Devil
chapter 1|12 pages
Devil in the Details
chapter 3|15 pages
Satan, Romantic Hero or Just Another Asshole
part II|50 pages
The Devil in Medieval and Modern Philosophy
chapter 7|11 pages
“Behold, It Is Cast into the Fire for Fuel”
part III|40 pages
The Devil and Epistemology
part IV|44 pages
The Devil in Moral and Social Philosophy