Why Does What Exists Exist Some Hypotheses On The Ultimate Why Question

Author : Mariano L. Bianca
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527565432
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Does What Exists Exist? Some Hypotheses on the Ultimate “Why” Question written by Mariano L. Bianca and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The combination of current cosmology, physical theories, ancient cosmogonies, theologies, and metaphysics poses three main questions: Why is there something rather than nothing? Why does being take many forms? What is the origin of everything? Many different answers have been given in various different fields to these questions. In theological, creationist metaphysics, the only answer is the existence of a creator who has given rise not only to everything, but also to the laws that govern existence. Non-theological metaphysics, instead, has engaged in the determination of some first principles (archái), from which derives the reality in its various forms. Science, for a long time, evaded these questions, focusing instead on particular aspects of reality by formulating explanations of natural phenomena. In the course of their current development, physics (including quantum theory) and cosmology have posed questions concerning the origin of the whole universe and the reasons for its existence. They believe it is possible to formulate a theory of everything, just as metaphysical cosmologists and theologians thought. The papers collected in this volume offer interesting contributions to the debates surrounding this ultimate “why” question.

Author : Tyron Goldschmidt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136249222
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puzzle of Existence written by Tyron Goldschmidt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking volume investigates the most fundamental question of all: Why is there something rather than nothing? The question is explored from diverse and radical perspectives: religious, naturalistic, platonistic and skeptical. Does science answer the question? Or does theology? Does everything need an explanation? Or can there be brute, inexplicable facts? Could there have been nothing whatsoever? Or is there any being that could not have failed to exist? Is the question meaningful after all? The volume advances cutting-edge debates in metaphysics, philosophy of cosmology and philosophy of religion, and will intrigue and challenge readers interested in any of these subjects.

Author : Cornelissen
Publisher : Pearson Education India
ISBN 13 : 9332538247
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foundations and Applications of Indian Psychology written by Cornelissen and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2013 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venturing into the widely under-explored area of Indian Psychology, this book provides coverage of the origins, scope and development in this area. The twenty-six essays in this book cover a broad spectrum of topics in Psychology and link mainstream topics that are taught in General Psychology with Indian thought. It has several renowned contributors who have covered Indian psychology's links with Yoga, Buddhism, Ayurveda, Veda and Sufi traditions. The book covers some of the most important areas that have emerged in modern psychology and will be of great value to students and teachers alike.

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Publisher : Gary Stevenson
ISBN 13 : 189460556X
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ultimate Questions:Does God Exist? written by and published by Gary Stevenson. This book was released on 2008 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John G. Cottingham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405124776
Total Pages : 900 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Philosophy written by John G. Cottingham and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-11-28 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western Philosophy: An Anthology provides the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of the Western philosophical tradition from ancient Greece to the leading philosophers of today. Features substantial and carefully chosen excerpts from all the greats of philosophy, arranged thematically and chronologically Readings are introduced and linked together by a lucid philosophical commentary which guides the reader through the key arguments Embraces all the major subfields of philosophy: theory of knowledge and metaphysics, philosophy of mind, religion and science, moral philosophy (theoretical and applied), political theory, and aesthetics Updated edition now includes additional contemporary readings in each section Augmented by two completely new sections on logic and language, and philosophy and the meaning of life

Author : Joshua Rasmussen
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830866426
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Reason Can Lead to God written by Joshua Rasmussen and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you seek the truth? Do you value reason, science, and independent thinking? Are you skeptical of beliefs that people maintain merely "on faith," yet you remain interested in the big questions of life? Do you hope there could be a greater purpose to the universe, if only that were realistic? If so, then philosopher Joshua Rasmussen can encourage you in your journey. Beginning with his own story of losing faith and the belief in any ultimate purpose in life, he then builds a bridge to a series of universal truths about ultimate reality. Using only the instruments of reason and common experience, Rasmussen constructs a pathway—step by step, brick by brick—that he argues can lead to meaning and, ultimately, a vision of God.

Author : Asa Mahan
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385106117
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Critical History of Philosophy written by Asa Mahan and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Author : C. Stephen Layman
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN 13 : 0268202044
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God written by C. Stephen Layman and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores a wide range of philosophical issues in their connection with theism, including views of free will, ethical theories, theories of mind, naturalism, and karma-plus-reincarnation. In this clear and logical guide, C. Stephen Layman takes up eight important philosophical questions about God: Does God exist? Why does God permit evil? Why think God is good? Why is God hidden? What is God’s relationship to ethics? Is divine foreknowledge compatible with human free will? Do humans have souls? Does reincarnation provide the best explanation of suffering? Based on more than thirty years of experience in teaching undergraduates and in leading philosophical discussions related to God, Layman has arranged the text to deal with each of these eight questions in one or two chapters apiece. Many philosophical works take up questions about God, but the chapters of this book plunge the reader very quickly into the arguments relevant to each question. Layman presents the arguments cogently and simply, yet without oversimplifying the issues. The book emphasizes strengths and weaknesses of both theism and its metaphysical rivals. Readers will gain a clearer understanding of theism and naturalism, and of their sometimes surprising implications. The book can be used as a text in philosophy of religion and introductory philosophy courses. Professional philosophers will find significant, novel arguments in many of the chapters.

Author : Jim Holt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0871403277
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story written by Jim Holt and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Washington Post Notable Non-Fiction of 2013 “I can imagine few more enjoyable ways of thinking than to read this book.”—Sarah Bakewell, New York Times Book Review, front-page review Tackling the “darkest question in all of philosophy” with “raffish erudition” (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something rather than nothing? This runaway bestseller, which has captured the imagination of critics and the public alike, traces our latest efforts to grasp the origins of the universe. Holt adopts the role of cosmological detective, traveling the globe to interview a host of celebrated scientists, philosophers, and writers, “testing the contentions of one against the theories of the other” (Jeremy Bernstein, Wall Street Journal). As he interrogates his list of ontological culprits, the brilliant yet slyly humorous Holt contends that we might have been too narrow in limiting our suspects to God versus the Big Bang. This “deft and consuming” (David Ulin, Los Angeles Times) narrative humanizes the profound questions of meaning and existence it confronts.

Author : Steven B. Cowan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350016098
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Problems in Epistemology and Metaphysics written by Steven B. Cowan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Problems in Epistemology and Metaphysics takes a pro and con approach to two central philosophical topics. Each chapter begins with a question: Can We Have Knowledge? How are Beliefs Justified? What is the mind? Contemporary philosophers with opposing viewpoints are then paired together to argue their position and raise problems with conflicting standpoints. Alongside an up-to-date introduction to a core philosophical stance, each contributor provides a critical response to their opponent and clear explanation of their view. Discussion questions are included at the end of each chapter to guide further discussion. With chapters covering core questions surrounding religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, truth, being and reality, this is a comprehensive introduction to debates lying at the heart of what we know, how we know it and the nature of the world we live in.