The question of reality / Milton K. Munitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munitz, Milton K. (Milton Karl), 1913-1995, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truth.

Reality.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Creation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1990]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

When we read that scientists have come close to pinpointing the "origin of the universe" by means of a Big Bang cosmology, or are engaged in formulating a "theory of everything," as in current ten-dimensional superstring theories of particle physics, can we doubt that such inquiries or their results inevitably raise important philosophical questions? In the present book, as well as in his previous work Cosmic Understanding, the renowned philosopher Milton Munitz attempts to answer some of these questions by examining recent scientific theories of cosmology in a philosophical context.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Content

Preface

INTRODUCTION Central Questions

Part 1 INHERITED GUIDELINES

ONE Cosmic Creation

TWO The Kantian Revolution

THREE Wittgenstein Carries the Revolution Forward

Part 2 BETWEEN AN ANSWER AND NO ANSWER

FOUR What Is Reality?

FIVE The Universe

SIX Boundless Existence

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691073620

0691073627

OCLC:

1273306863