| 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. |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017954208 |
| ISBN | 019874689X (hardbound) |
| ISBN | 9780198746898 (hardbound) |
