Adventures in Rationalism
| dc.contributor.author | Della Rocca, Michael | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-07T19:31:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-09-07T19:31:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-07-31 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/3273 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Rationalism is the thesis that the world and all the things in the world are intelligible, through and through. Nothing happens for no reason. On the contrary, whatever takes place, whatever exists, takes place or exists for a reason. Everything. On this view there are no brute facts. Each thing that exists has a reason that is sufficient for explaining the existence of the thing. According to perhaps the most extreme implication of this view, even the world itself, the totality of all that exists, exists for a reason, has an explanation. Many philosophers today think that rationalism is a crazy view. However, this paper argues in support of rationalism, and explores its implications. | |
| dc.subject | Rationalism | |
| dc.subject | Principle Of Sufficient Reason | |
| dc.subject | Leibniz | |
| dc.title | Adventures in Rationalism | |
| dc.type | article | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2021-09-07T19:31:42Z | |
| dc.description.institution | SUNY Brockport | |
| dc.source.peerreviewed | TRUE | |
| dc.source.status | published | |
| dc.description.publicationtitle | Philosophic Exchange | |
| dc.contributor.organization | Yale University | |
| dc.languate.iso | en_US |
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