Necessary Existence (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2018
Authors:	Alexander R. Pruss (Professor of Philosophy) • Joshua L. Rasmussen (Research Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	223 x 147 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-874689-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > Nature & existence of God Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > Nature & existence of God Promotions
LSN:	0-19-874689-X
Barcode:	9780198746898

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