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* The first accessible volume to cover a wide range of possible reasons for the existence of all reality, from over 50 renowned thinkers, including Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Leibniz, Hume, Bertrand Russell, Stephen Hawking, Steven Weinberg, Robert Nozick, Derek Parfit, Alvin Plantinga, Richard Swinburne, John Polkinghorne, Paul Davies, and the Dalai Lama
* Features insights by scientists, philosophers, and theologians
* Includes informative and helpful editorial introductions to each section
* Provides a wealth of suggestions for further reading and research
* Presents material that is both comprehensive and comprehensible
* The first accessible volume to cover a wide range of possible reasons for the existence of all reality, from over 50 renowned thinkers, including Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Leibniz, Hume, Bertrand Russell, Stephen Hawking, Steven Weinberg, Robert Nozick, Derek Parfit, Alvin Plantinga, Richard Swinburne, John Polkinghorne, Paul Davies, and the Dalai Lama
* Features insights by scientists, philosophers, and theologians
* Includes informative and helpful editorial introductions to each section
* Provides a wealth of suggestions for further reading and research
* Presents material that is both comprehensive and comprehensible
Acknowledgments vii
1 General Introduction 1
2 Some Quotations 13
3 Possible Responses to "Why Anything?" 16
4 First Solution: A Blank is Absurd 18
5 Second Solution: No Explanation Needed 41
6 Third Solution: Chance 71
7 Fourth Solution: Value/Perfection as Ultimate 101
8 Fifth Solution: Mind/Consciousness as Ultimate 142
9 Fine-Tuning and Multiple Universes 171
10 The Problem Seems Genuine 211
Bibliography and Further Reading 289
Index of Names 310
Index of Concepts 313
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 336 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780470673553 |
| ISBN-10: | 0470673559 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 14567355000 |
| Redaktion: |
Leslie, John
Kuhn, Robert Lawrence |
| Herausgeber: | John Leslie/Robert Lawrence Kuhn |
| Auflage: | 1. Auflage |
| Hersteller: |
Wiley & Sons
Wiley-Blackwell |
| Maße: | 246 x 172 x 15 mm |
| Von/Mit: | John Leslie (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.04.2013 |
| Gewicht: | 0,508 kg |
Acknowledgments vii
1 General Introduction 1
2 Some Quotations 13
3 Possible Responses to "Why Anything?" 16
4 First Solution: A Blank is Absurd 18
5 Second Solution: No Explanation Needed 41
6 Third Solution: Chance 71
7 Fourth Solution: Value/Perfection as Ultimate 101
8 Fifth Solution: Mind/Consciousness as Ultimate 142
9 Fine-Tuning and Multiple Universes 171
10 The Problem Seems Genuine 211
Bibliography and Further Reading 289
Index of Names 310
Index of Concepts 313
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 336 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780470673553 |
| ISBN-10: | 0470673559 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 14567355000 |
| Redaktion: |
Leslie, John
Kuhn, Robert Lawrence |
| Herausgeber: | John Leslie/Robert Lawrence Kuhn |
| Auflage: | 1. Auflage |
| Hersteller: |
Wiley & Sons
Wiley-Blackwell |
| Maße: | 246 x 172 x 15 mm |
| Von/Mit: | John Leslie (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.04.2013 |
| Gewicht: | 0,508 kg |
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