God and the big existential questions / by Anthony Walsh.
| Author/creator | Walsh, Anthony, 1941- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Bradford] : Ethics International Press, 2023. |
| Description | xi, 199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | How do philosophy and science answer the big questions? -- Why is there something rather than nothing? -- How did life originate? -- Why is mathematics so extraordinary effective? -- Does God exist? -- What is love? -- Do we have free will? -- Why is there evil in the world? -- Is the mind different from the brain? -- Does life have meaning, and how do I live a good one? -- What is justice? -- What is the best form of government? -- What happens when I die? |
| Abstract | "Existential questions are deep and profound, philosophical questions that concern our very existence, such as How did we get here? What is the meaning and purpose of my life'? Is there a God? and What happens to me when I die? Humans have been asking these questions for as long as we have been able to think and reason, and each possible answer spawns a host of additional questions. Existential questions are perhaps ultimately unanswerable, but we must accept the challenge and try, and must entertain the possibility that they may be"-- Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-191) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024439454 |
| ISBN | 1804412783 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781804412787 (hardback) |
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