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245 04 a| The ultimate why questionh| [electronic resource] :b| why is there anything at all rather than nothing whatsoever? /c| edited by John F. Wippel.;

260 a| Washington, D.C. :b| Catholic University of America Press,;

300 a| vii, 261 p. ;c| 24 cm.;

490 0 a| Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ;v| v. 54;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and indexes.;

505 0 a| Goodness, unity, and creation in the platonic tradition / Lloyd P. Gerson -- The question of being, non-being and "creation ex nihilo" in Chinese philosophy / May Sim -- The ultimate why question : Avicenna on why God is absolutely necessary / Jon McGinnis -- Thomas Aquinas on the ultimate why question : why is there anything at all rather than nothing whatsoever? / John F. Wippel -- Causa sui and created truth in Descartes / Tad M. Schmaltz -- Being and being grounded / Daniel O. Dahlstrom -- Why is there anything at all rather than absolutely nothing? : F.W.J. Schelling's answer to the ultimate why question / Holger Zaborowski -- The ultimate why question : the Hegelian option / Edward C. Halper -- Some contemporary theories of divine creation / Robert Cummings Neville -- Pragmatic reflections on final causality / Brian Martine -- Optimalism and the rationality of the real : on the prospects of axiological explanation / Nicholas Rescher.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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The ultimate why question why is there anything at all rather than nothing whatsoever? / edited by John F. Wippel.

Other author	Wippel, John F.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press,
Description	vii, 261 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Ontology. Nothing (Philosophy)

Series	Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; v. 54
Contents	Goodness, unity, and creation in the platonic tradition / Lloyd P. Gerson -- The question of being, non-being and "creation ex nihilo" in Chinese philosophy / May Sim -- The ultimate why question : Avicenna on why God is absolutely necessary / Jon McGinnis -- Thomas Aquinas on the ultimate why question : why is there anything at all rather than nothing whatsoever? / John F. Wippel -- Causa sui and created truth in Descartes / Tad M. Schmaltz -- Being and being grounded / Daniel O. Dahlstrom -- Why is there anything at all rather than absolutely nothing? : F.W.J. Schelling's answer to the ultimate why question / Holger Zaborowski -- The ultimate why question : the Hegelian option / Edward C. Halper -- Some contemporary theories of divine creation / Robert Cummings Neville -- Pragmatic reflections on final causality / Brian Martine -- Optimalism and the rationality of the real : on the prospects of axiological explanation / Nicholas Rescher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010053924
ISBN	9780813218632 (cloth : alk. paper)

The ultimate why question why is there anything at all rather than nothing whatsoever? / edited by John F. Wippel.

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