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Title
Necessary existence
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Pruss, Alexander R. (Author)
Rasmussen, Joshua L. (Author)
Subject
Necessity (Philosophy) (LCSH)
God--Proof, Ontological (LCSH)
Contingency (Philosophy) (LCSH)
Essentialism (Philosophy) (LCSH)
Contingency (Philosophy) (FAST)
Essentialism (Philosophy) (FAST)
God--Proof, Ontological (FAST)
Necessity (Philosophy) (FAST)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Classification
LCC: BD417 .P78 2018
DDC: 190 full
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Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Summary
"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."-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Introduction
Metaphysical possibility and necessity
An argument from contingency
An argument from possible causes
From possible causes II
From modal uniformity
From necessary abstracts to necessary concreta
The argument from percetions
Arguments from a ncessary being.
Authorized Access Point
Pruss, Alexander R. Necessary existence
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