Pessimism e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Characteristics of reasoned forms - Varieties according to the subject matter - According to the arguments employed - Modes of getting rid of the evil of the world - Historical review: The theology of the Hebrews - Indian philosophy~ - Greek religious thought - Early Greek speculation - The Sceptics - The Ethicists - Metaphysics of Plato, Aristotle, &c. - The Alexandrine philosophy - The Christian doctrine of life - The Fathers - Free-will and predestination - The Schoolmen Giordano Bruno - Spinoza - Theodicy of Leibnitz - English writers of the eighteenth century: optimism in the theological disputes - Shaftesbury and Pope - The Ethical Optimists Hartley, Tucker, Smith, &c.