The basic question of metaphysics

Authors

  • Alexander S. Karpenko Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia)

Keywords:

possibility, possible worlds, reality, principle of plenitude, principle of fecundity, Everett’s worlds, modal realism, substantive thinking, modal thinking, counterfactual thinking, multiverse

Abstract

Why is there something rather than nothing? The article examines the theories that require realization of physical potentialities and, moreover, of whatever is thought of as possible. This marks the transition from substantive thinking to modal thinking. One discerns here a new philosophical paradigm operating a totally new set of problems and supported by contemporary development of cosmology.

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Published

2014-11-13

Issue

No. 2(13) (2014)

Section

LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY

How to Cite

[1]
2014. The basic question of metaphysics. Filosofskii zhurnal | Philosophy Journal. 2(13) (Nov. 2014), 51–73.