Metaphysical perspectives
On the mission of philosophy -- Ultimate questions -- World views -- Terminological contextuality -- On contingency and necessity -- Randomness and reason -- Issues of self-reference and paradox -- Explanation and the principle of sufficient reason -- Intelligent design revisited in the light of evo...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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Notre Dame, Indiana
University of Notre Dame Press
[2017]
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| Dans: | Année: 2017 |
| Recensions: | Metaphysical Perspectives, Nicholas Rescher, University of Notre Dame Press, 2017 (ISBN 978-0-268-10289-0), x + 260 pp, hb 45 (2019) (Thompson, Ben)
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
PHILOSOPHY ; Ethics & Moral Philosophy
B PHILOSOPHY ; Metaphysics B Metaphysics |
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| Résumé: | On the mission of philosophy -- Ultimate questions -- World views -- Terminological contextuality -- On contingency and necessity -- Randomness and reason -- Issues of self-reference and paradox -- Explanation and the principle of sufficient reason -- Intelligent design revisited in the light of evolutionary neo-Platonism -- What if things were different? -- On the improvability of the world -- Consciousness -- Control -- Free will in the light of process theory -- Personhood -- The metaphysics of moral obligation -- Empathy, shared experience, and other minds -- Philosophy as an inexact science -- Philosophy's involvement with transcendental issues -- Religious variation and the rationale of belief. |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0268102910 |