/LC.GIF&client=easterncarolinaedu)
The puzzle of existence : why is there something rather than nothing? / edited by Tyron Goldschmidt.
| Other author | Goldschmidt, Tyron, 1982- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. |
| Copyright Date | © 2013 |
| Description | viii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in metaphysics ; 6 Routledge studies in metaphysics ; 6. ^A1092639 |
| Contents | Introduction : understanding the question / Tyron Goldschmidt -- Could there be a complete explanation of everything? / Timothy O'Connor -- Ultimate naturalistic causal explanations / Graham Oppy -- Reasoning without the principle of sufficient reason / Shieva Kleinschmidt -- The principle of sufficient reason and the grand inexplicable / Jacob Ross -- Contingency, dependence, and the ontology of the many / Christopher Hughes -- Conceiving absolute greatness / Earl Conee -- A proof of God's reality / John Leslie -- Methodological separatism, modal pluralism, and metaphysical nihilism / David Efird and Tom Stoneham -- Contingency / John Heil -- Metaphycial nihilism revisited / E. J. Lowe -- The subtraction arguments for metaphysical nihilism : compared and defended / Gonzalo Rodriquez-Pereyra -- The probabilistic explanation of why there is something rather than nothing / Matthew Kotzen -- Are some things naturally necessary? / Marc Lange -- Questioning the question / Stephen Maitzen -- Ontological pluralism, the gradiation of being, and the question "why is there something rather than nothing?" / Kris McDaniel. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2012049727 |
| ISBN | 9780415624657 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415624657 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40022471851 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BD311 .P89 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |