Daniel Ooi
Biographic Data
| ID | 83266 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Ooi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Ooi |
| SIGNATURE | OOI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0532-9185 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Can You Imagine That? David Hume, Lady Mary Shepherd and the ‘Abhorrent Acts’ Objection
Teaching & Learning Guide for: Theistic Arguments from Horrendous Evils
In recent years, much of the debate within the philosophy of religion has focused on the problem of horrendous evils. Horrendous evils constitute a unique class of evils which presumably poses a stronger objection to the existence of omni-God than other classes of evils. However, while the existence of horrendous evils has generally been taken to be evidence against the existence of God, some philosophers have suggested that it may be evidence fo…
Worldview disagreement and subjective epistemic obligations
Theistic Arguments from Horrendous Evils
While the existence of horrendous evils has generally been taken to be evidence against the existence of God, some philosophers have suggested that it may be evidence for the existence of God. This paper introduces three main kinds of theistic arguments from horrendous evils: the argument from objectively horrifying evils, the pragmatic argument from evil, and an argument from reasonable responses. For each of these arguments, I will first recons…
A Mencian Account of Resentment
The reactive attitude of 'resentment' has been gaining increasing attention within contemporary philosophical literature. However, little attention has been given to the conceptions of resentment in Asian philosophy. In recent years, some philosophers have argued that there is a positive account of resentment in Confucian philosophy. This paper brings a recent Confucian account of resentment in conversation with contemporary philosophical discuss…
Hume's Rhetorical Strategy: Three Views
In the Fragment on Evil, Hume announces that he ‘shall not employ any rhetoric in a philosophical argument, where reason alone ought to be hearkened to’. To employ the rhetorical strategy, in the context of the Fragment, just is to ‘enumerate all the evils, incident to human life, and display them, with eloquence, in their proper colours’. However, in Part 11 of the Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Hume employs precisely this rhetorical str…
Territories of Difference: Place, Movements, Life, Redes
Arturo Escobar. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2008. xvi + 456 pp., tables, maps, illustr., notes, bibliog., index. ISBN 978-0822343448. USD $89.95 (Hc.); ISBN 978-0822343271. USD $24.95 (Pb)
Teaching & Learning Guide for: Theistic Arguments from Horrendous Evils
In recent years, much of the debate within the philosophy of religion has focused on the problem of horrendous evils. Horrendous evils constitute a unique class of evils which presumably poses a stronger objection to the existence of omni-God than other classes of evils. However, while the existence of horrendous evils has generally been taken to be evidence against the existence of God, some philosophers have suggested that it may be evidence fo…
Territories of Difference: Place, Movements, Life, Redes
Arturo Escobar. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2008. xvi + 456 pp., tables, maps, illustr., notes, bibliog., index. ISBN 978-0822343448. USD $89.95 (Hc.); ISBN 978-0822343271. USD $24.95 (Pb)
Hume's Rhetorical Strategy: Three Views
In the Fragment on Evil, Hume announces that he ‘shall not employ any rhetoric in a philosophical argument, where reason alone ought to be hearkened to’. To employ the rhetorical strategy, in the context of the Fragment, just is to ‘enumerate all the evils, incident to human life, and display them, with eloquence, in their proper colours’. However, in Part 11 of the Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Hume employs precisely this rhetorical str…
Worldview disagreement and subjective epistemic obligations
Theistic Arguments from Horrendous Evils
While the existence of horrendous evils has generally been taken to be evidence against the existence of God, some philosophers have suggested that it may be evidence for the existence of God. This paper introduces three main kinds of theistic arguments from horrendous evils: the argument from objectively horrifying evils, the pragmatic argument from evil, and an argument from reasonable responses. For each of these arguments, I will first recons…
A Mencian Account of Resentment
The reactive attitude of 'resentment' has been gaining increasing attention within contemporary philosophical literature. However, little attention has been given to the conceptions of resentment in Asian philosophy. In recent years, some philosophers have argued that there is a positive account of resentment in Confucian philosophy. This paper brings a recent Confucian account of resentment in conversation with contemporary philosophical discuss…
Teaching & Learning Guide for: Theistic Arguments from Horrendous Evils
In recent years, much of the debate within the philosophy of religion has focused on the problem of horrendous evils. Horrendous evils constitute a unique class of evils which presumably poses a stronger objection to the existence of omni-God than other classes of evils. However, while the existence of horrendous evils has generally been taken to be evidence against the existence of God, some philosophers have suggested that it may be evidence fo…
Can You Imagine That? David Hume, Lady Mary Shepherd and the ‘Abhorrent Acts’ Objection
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Chemistry (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Theism (2 works)