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Timothy O´connor - Theism and Ultimate Explanation: The Necessary Shape of Contingency - 9781405169691 - V9781405169691
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Theism and Ultimate Explanation: The Necessary Shape of Contingency

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Description for Theism and Ultimate Explanation: The Necessary Shape of Contingency Hardback. An expansive, yet succinct, analysis of the Philosophy of Religion - from metaphysics through theology. Organized into two sections, the text first examines truths concerning what is possible and what is necessary. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
An expansive, yet succinct, analysis of the Philosophy of Religion – from metaphysics through theology. Organized into two sections, the text first examines truths concerning what is possible and what is necessary. These chapters lay the foundation for the book’s second part – the search for a metaphysical framework that permits the possibility of an ultimate explanation that is correct and complete.
  • A cutting-edge scholarly work which engages with the traditional metaphysician’s quest for a true ultimate explanation of the most general features of the world we inhabit
  • Develops an original view concerning the epistemology and metaphysics of modality, or ... Read more
  • Applies this framework to a re-examination of the cosmological argument for theism
  • Defends a novel version of the Leibnizian cosmological argument
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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405169691
SKU
V9781405169691
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-1

About Timothy O´connor
Timothy O'Connor is Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University, Bloomington. He has published widely in the areas of metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of religion. He is the author of Persons and Causes (2000), and the editor of Agents, Causes and Events (1995) and Philosophy of Mind: Contemporary Readings (2003).

Reviews for Theism and Ultimate Explanation: The Necessary Shape of Contingency
“This trim but highly technical volume is indisensable for scholars and graudate-level researchers in the field.  Summing Up:  Essential.  Graduate students and researchers/faculty.”  (Choice, 1 October 2012) "Despite these limitations, this book is worth reading. It will alert theologians to the philosophical strength of cosmological arguments and the superficial objections to them. It will also interest philosophers ... Read more

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