Metaphysics and Mystery: The Why Question East and West

by Thomas Dean

Metaphysics and Mystery: The Why Question East and West is a critical analysis, comparison and evaluation of philosophical answers, Western and Asian, to the question: "Why is there something rather than nothing?" The question, first posed by the 17th C. philosopher, Leibniz, was reintroduced in the 20th C. by Heidegger. Volume One begins with an introduction that lays out the issues raised by the Why question. It then analyzes contemporary Western...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532076193
• ISBN13: 9781532076190
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 894 Pages
• Weight: 2.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"