Peter Hewitt Hare (March 12, 1935 — January 3, 2008) was an

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and Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the

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. Hare is known for his works addressing the

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. Hare and Edward H. Madden's book ''Evil and the Concept of God'' (1968) is regarded as highly influential in the literature of problem of evil and has been cited by both critics and supporters.

Selected publications

*Hare, Peter H; Madden, Edward H (1966). ''Evil and Unlimited Power''. ''The Review of Metaphysics'' 20 (2): 278–289. *Hare, Peter H; Madden, Edward H (1968). ''Evil and the Concept of God''. Charles C. Thomas. *Hare, Peter H; Madden, Edward H (1972). ''Evil and Inconclusiveness'' ''Sophia'' 11 (1): 8–12. *Hare, Peter H; Madden, Edward H (1972)
''Evil and Persuasive Power''
''Process Studies'' 2 (1): 44–48.

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