Why is There Something Rather than Nothing?
The Fundamental Problem of Ontology
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Product details:
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 30 April 2026
- ISBN 9781009666688
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages220 pages
- Weight 500 g
- Language English 700
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Short description:
Provides a novel and innovative approach to this issue, breaking new ground on one of the classic philosophical puzzles.
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'Why is there something rather than nothing?' is a question that is arguably as old as philosophy itself. Nevertheless, despite the fact that it is of perennial philosophical, scientific, and religious interest, it receives less attention than many other classic questions in philosophy. And despite continued fascination with 'the Question', and its status as one of the great intellectual mysteries, there are few academic book-length discussions of the subject. This book serves as the definitive guide to the Question. It includes a discussion of the proper interpretation of the Question, whether it can be expected to have an answer, an overview of the major answers which have been proposed, and, most significantly, a new and innovative explanation for why there is something rather than nothing.
'Why is There Something Rather than Nothing? might be the deepest of all questions, and is fuel for disputes which can get very heated. Brenner is an expert, open-minded guide to the battlefield and casts interesting new light on it.' John Leslie, University of Guelph and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Table of Contents:
Introduction; 1. What is the question?; 2. Could there be an explanation for why there is something rather than nothing?; 3. Should we expect there to be an explanation for why there is something rather than nothing?; 4. Some proposed explanations; 5. Is nothing really 'simpler and easier' than something? 1- simplicity and non-ontological truths; 6. Is nothing really 'simpler and easier' than something? 2- what might explain why these non-ontological truths obtain?; 7. Is nothing really 'simpler and easier' than something? 3- what does my proposal accomplish?; Bibliography; Index.
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