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Necessary Existence

Pruss, Alexander R. (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Baylor University) & Rasmussen, Joshua L. (Research Professor of Philosophy, Research Professor of Philosophy, Azusa State University)

Necessary Existence

Necessary Existence

Necessary Existence

 

Necessary Existence breaks ground on one of the deepest questions anyone ever asks: why is there anything? Pruss and Rasmussen present an original defence of the hypothesis that there is a necessarily existing being capable of providing an ultimate foundation for the existence of all things.


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Beschrijving Necessary Existence

Necessary Existence breaks ground on one of the deepest questions anyone ever asks: why is there anything? The classic answer is in terms of a necessary foundation. Yet, why think that is the correct answer? Pruss and Rasmussen present an original defense of the hypothesis that there is a concrete necessary being capable of providing a foundation for the existence of things. They offer six main arguments, divided into six chapters. The first argument is an up-to-date presentation and assessment of a traditional causal-based argument from contingency. The next five arguments are new "possibility-based" arguments that make use of twentieth-century advances in modal logic. The arguments present possible pathways to an intriguing and far-reaching conclusion. The final chapter answers the most challenging objections to the existence of necessary things.


ISBN
9780198746898
Pagina's
232
Verschenen
NUR
705
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
OUP Oxford