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Philosopher Brian Leftow has argued that the question cannot have a causal explanation (as any cause must itself have a cause) or a contingent explanation (as the factors giving the contingency must pre-exist), and that if there is an answer, it must be something that exists necessarily (i.e., something that just exists, rather than is caused ...
One of the most basic questions of both science and philosophy is: why is there something rather than nothing at all? [3] A question that follows from this is whether it is ever actually possible for there to be nothing at all, or whether there must always be something. [4] Grammatically, "something and anything are commonly classified as ...
He argued that knowledge should be understood as a process rather than a static state, emphasizing the role of social practice and historical context in knowledge formation. [7] Schaff's approach suggests that Gettier-type problems arise from an overly individualistic and ahistorical conception of knowledge.
Why is there anything at all?" or "Why is there something rather than nothing?" is a question about the reason for basic existence which has been raised or commented on by a range of philosophers and physicists, including Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, [21] Ludwig Wittgenstein, [22] and Martin Heidegger, [23] who called it "the fundamental question ...
There exists something rather than nothing. He concludes thereupon that contingent beings are an insufficient explanation for the existence of other contingent beings. Furthermore, that there must exist a necessary being, whose non-existence is impossible, to explain the origination of all contingent beings. Therefore, there exists a necessary ...
My best suggestion is "Explanations for why there is anything at all existing." A shorter version could be "Explanations for why anything exists." Another option might be to base on Liebniz' words; "Explanations why there is something rather than nothing.'" Can anyone improve? Thanks JCJC777 11.00, 26 April 2017 (UTC)JCJC777)
In his book A Universe from Nothing: Why There is Something Rather Than Nothing, cosmologist Lawrence Krauss has proposed how quantum mechanics can explain how spacetime and matter can emerge from 'nothing' (referring to the quantum vacuum).
There are disagreements about the precise definition of the term and its meaning has changed throughout the ages. [121] Metaphysicians attempt to answer basic questions including "Why is there something rather than nothing?"; "Of what does reality ultimately consist?"; and "Are humans free?" [122]