
The Problem of Existence
Arthur Witherall(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 19. November 2002
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-0-7546-0858-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the question of why there is something instead of nothing. Several responses to this question are possible, but only some of them address the question seriously, respecting its emotional aspects as well as its cognitive dimension. The author carefully distinguishes those answers that are truly satisfactory, in both respects, from those that are inadequate. It can be argued that the existence of the world has no explanation at all, or that there is a necessary being whose existence is self-explanatory, or that the world exists because it has value. Each kind of response is defensible to some degree, and it is argued that where they are defensible, they have a common content. Incorporating aspects of both the 'analytical' and 'continental' traditions, this book also responds to several historical philosophers concerned with these questions, including Plato, Leibniz, Kant and Nietzsche.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
423 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-0858-5 (9780754608585)
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The Problem of Existence
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Arthur Witherall, Australian National University, Australia
Content
Contents: The fundamental question of metaphysics; The deflationary response; Necessitarian answers; Ultimate values; The gift of being; Index.