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100	1		_aWitherall, Arthur.
245	1	4	_aThe Problem of Existence.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aOxford : _bTaylor & Francis Group, _c2002.
264		4	_c©2002.
300			_a1 online resource (165 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aAshgate New Critical Thinking in Philosophy Series
505	0		_aCover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- 1 The Fundamental Question of Metaphysics -- 2 The Deflationary Response -- 3 Necessitarian Answers -- 4 Ultimate Values -- 5 The Gift of Being -- Index.
520			_aThis book explores the question of why there is something instead of nothing. Several responses to this question are possible, but only some of them address the question seriously, respecting its emotional aspects as well as its cognitive dimension. The author carefully distinguishes those answers that are truly satisfactory, in both respects, from those that are inadequate. It can be argued that the existence of the world has no explanation at all, or that there is a necessary being whose existence is self-explanatory, or that the world exists because it has value. Each kind of response is defensible to some degree, and it is argued that where they are defensible, they have a common content. Incorporating aspects of both the 'analytical' and 'continental' traditions, this book also responds to several historical philosophers concerned with these questions, including Plato, Leibniz, Kant and Nietzsche.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aOntology.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aWitherall, Arthur _tThe Problem of Existence _dOxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2002 _z9780754608585
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aAshgate New Critical Thinking in Philosophy Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4817702 _zClick to View
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