On Explaining Existence.

On Explaining Existence.

No short book on the explanation of existence can afford the hubris of claiming to accomplish this task. And certainly no such claim can be or is being made here. What is at issue is not-and cannot be-an actual explanation. Rather, what is attempted here is at the very most a rough sketch of the con...

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Main Author: Rescher, Nicholas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2013.
Subjects:
Ontology.
Reality.
ontology (metaphysics)
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
Ontology
Reality
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:No short book on the explanation of existence can afford the hubris of claiming to accomplish this task. And certainly no such claim can be or is being made here. What is at issue is not-and cannot be-an actual explanation. Rather, what is attempted here is at the very most a rough sketch of the conceptual architecture that an adequate explanation can be expected to exhibit. No more is achieved than a rough and general indication of the direction in which a satisfactory explanation can unfold. A vast amount of detail will have to be filled in to provide a tenable explanation. Only the rough sh.
Physical Description:1 online resource (144 pages)
Bibliography:Zahlr. Abb.
ISBN:9783110320442
3110320444
3110320134
9783110320138
Language:In English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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