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- Title
Escaping hell but not heaven.
- Authors
Buckareff, Andrei; Plug, Allen
- Abstract
Benjamin Matheson (Int J Philos Relig 75:197-206, ) has recently critiqued the escapist account of hell that we have defended. In this paper we respond to Matheson. Building on some of our work in defense of escapism that Matheson does not discuss (in particular, Buckareff and Plug, The problem of hell: a philosophical anthology, Ashgate, Burlington, ) we show that the threat posed by Matheson's critique is chimerical. We begin by summarizing our escapist theory of hell. Next, we summarize both Matheson's central thesis and the main arguments offered in its defense. We then respond to those arguments.
- Subjects
MATHESON, Benjamin; HELL; HEAVEN; AFTERLIFE; OMNISCIENCE of God; RETRIBUTION -- Religious aspects
- Publication
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 2015, Vol 77, Issue 3, p247
- ISSN
0020-7047
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11153-014-9490-1