In this Book
- The Ultimate Why Question: Why Is There Nothing at All Rather than Nothing Whatsoever? ultimate why question: why is there anything at all rather than nothing whatsoever?
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
- Series: Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy
summary
This volume gathers studies by prominent scholars and philosophers about the question how have major figures from the history of philosophy, and some contemporary philosophers, addressed "the ultimate why question": why is there anything at all rather than nothing whatsoever?
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-26
- Part One. Contributions in Ancient Philosophy
- Part Two. Contributions in Medieval Philosophy
- Part Three. Contributions in Modern Philosophy
- 5. Causa sui and Created Truth in Descartes
- pp. 109-124
- 6. Being and Being Grounded
- pp. 125-145
- Part Four. Contemporary Contributions
- 10. Pragmatic Reflections on Final Causality
- pp. 206-216
- Bibliography
- pp. 231-244
- Contributors
- pp. 245-248
- Index of Topics
- pp. 249-256
- Index of Names
- pp. 257-261
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813219158
Related ISBN(s)
9780813218632
MARC Record
OCLC
813285745
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2011
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