{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-existence-why-is-there-anything-at-all-9780470673553","title":"The Mystery of Existence: Why Is There Anything at All?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis compelling study of the origins of all that exists, including explanations of the entire material world, traces the responses of philosophers and scientists to the most elemental and haunting question of all: why is \u003ci\u003eanything\u003c\/i\u003e here--or anything \u003ci\u003eanywhere\u003c\/i\u003e? Why is there something rather than nothing? Why not nothing? It includes the thoughts of dozens of luminaries from Plato and Aristotle to Aquinas and Leibniz to modern thinkers such as physicists Stephen Hawking and Steven Weinberg, philosophers Robert Nozick and Derek Parfit, philosophers of religion Alvin Plantinga and Richard Swinburne, and the Dalai Lama.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first accessible volume to cover a wide range of possible reasons for the existence of all reality, from over 50 renowned thinkers, including Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Leibniz, Hume, Bertrand Russell, Stephen Hawking, Steven Weinberg, Robert Nozick, Derek Parfit, Alvin Plantinga, Richard Swinburne, John Polkinghorne, Paul Davies, and the Dalai Lama \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures insights by scientists, philosophers, and theologians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes informative and helpful editorial introductions to each section\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a wealth of suggestions for further reading and research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents material that is both comprehensive and comprehensible\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Leslie\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Guelph, Canada, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Lawrence Kuhn\u003c\/b\u003e is a public intellectual and the creator and host of \u003ci\u003eCloser To Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, the long-running PBS \/ public television series on science and philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872653775122,"sku":"9780470673553","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c71640cd-3d22-4980-9737-a243f5665997.jpg?v=1737904536","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-existence-why-is-there-anything-at-all-9780470673553","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}