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Why is there anything at all?
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In this chapter, it is argued that the question of why there is anything at all is a legitimate one and three putative answers to it are explored: the Theistic answer; Peter van Inwagen's answer; and the Axiarchic answer. Objections to each are considered, but none of these is found to be decisive. Thus each emerges at the end of the discussion as possibly the correct answer. In the course of arguing this, it is shown that which we have most reason to believe is actually the correct answer de...
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- Published
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- Peer reviewed
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- Palgrave Macmillan Publisher's website
- Host title:
- New waves in philosophy of religion
- Publication date:
- 2008-01-01
- ISBN:
- 9780230223844
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- English
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- Copyright date:
- 2008
- Notes:
- Mawson, T. J. (2008). Why is there anything at all? In: Nagasawa, Y. & Wielenberg, E. (eds.), New Waves in Philosophy of Religion, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, reproduced with permission of Palgrave Macmillan. This extract is taken from the author's original manuscript and has not been edited. The definitive version of this piece may be found in New Waves in Philosophy of Religion edited by Dr Yujin Nagasawa and Dr Erik Wielenberg which can be purchased from www.palgrave.com.
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