Brute facts /

Brute facts are facts that don't have explanations. They are instrumental in our attempts to give accounts of other facts or phenomena, and so they play a key role in many philosophers' views about the structure of the world. This volume explores neglected questions about the nature of bru...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Vintiadis, Elly, Mekios, Constantinos
Weitere Verfasser:
Vintiadis, Elly (HerausgeberIn), Mekios, Constantinos (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Brute facts are facts that don't have explanations. They are instrumental in our attempts to give accounts of other facts or phenomena, and so they play a key role in many philosophers' views about the structure of the world. This volume explores neglected questions about the nature of brute facts and their explanatory role.
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 275 pages) : illustrations
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-107625-2
0-19-181852-6
0-19-107624-4
Schlagworte:
Facts (Philosophy)
Naturalism.
Consciousness > Philosophy.
Metaphysics.
Science > Philosophy.
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