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Record Nr.

UNINA9911020037803321

Autore

O'Connor Timothy

Titolo

Theism and ultimate explanation : the necessary shape of contingency / / Timothy O'Connor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

9786613626622

9781444345490

1444345494

9781280596797

1280596791

9781444345469

144434546X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

211.3

211/.3

Soggetti

Theism

Modality (Logic)

Contingency (Philosophy)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Blackwell Publishing Ltd (hardback, 2008).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The explanatory role of necessity -- pt. 2. The necessary shape of contingency.

Sommario/riassunto

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 inhabitDevelops a