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Kant’s Humanism: A Loophole in the Principle of Sufficient Reason [PDF]

Journal of Philosophical Investigations
I consider the principle of sufficient reason (henceforth, PSR) as it functions in both Leibniz and Kant. The issue separating these thinkers is a modal status of absolute contingency, which is exempt from PSR insofar as it is neither logically necessary,
Daniel Dal Monte
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Principle of Sufficient Reason [PDF]

, 2020
According to the Principle of Sufficient Reason (henceforth ‘PSR’), everything has an explanation or sufficient reason. This paper addresses three questions.
Fatema Amijee, Amijee, Fatema
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Alexander Baumgarten on the Principle of Sufficient Reason [PDF]

, 2014
This paper defends the Principle of Sufficient Reason, taking Baumgarten as its guide. The primary aim is not to vindicate the principle, but rather to explore the kinds of resources Baumgarten originally thought sufficient to justify the PSR against its
Courtney David Fugate
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Is There Reason to Believe the Principle of Sufficient Reason? [PDF]

, 2021
Shamik Dasgupta (2016) proposes to tame the Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) to apply to only non-autonomous facts, which are facts that are apt for explanation. Call this strategy to tame the PSR the taming strategy.
Walters, Jordan David Thomas
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Schopenhauer׳s interpretation of “The Principle of Sufficient Reason” [PDF]

حکمت و فلسفه, 2011
The principle of sufficient reason is one of the most significant philosophical principles. Arthur Schopenhauer, the well-known German philosopher, has emphasized on this principle and taken it as the entrance key element to his philosophical system.
abdollah amini, mohammad javad safian
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Deleuze's problematic principle of sufficient reason: From Hume to Bergson [PDF]

The significance of the principle of sufficient reason for the philosophy of Deleuze has long been recognized. Predominantly drawing from Deleuze's two 1968 publications, Difference and Repetition and
Robin Durie, Craig Lundy
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The Principle of Sufficient Reason and Free Will [PDF]

, 2019
I examine Leibniz’s version of the Principle of Sufficient Reason with respect to free will, paying particular attention to Peter van Inwagen’s argument that this principle leads to determinism.
Blake McAllister
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Retrocausal Effects as a Consequence of Quantum Mechanics Refined to Accommodate the Principle of Sufficient Reason [PDF]

, 2011
The principle of sufficient reason asserts that anything that happens does so for a reason: no definite state of affairs can come into being unless there is a sufficient reason why that particular thing should happen. This principle is usually attributed
Henry Pierce Stapp
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How Did Evil Come into the World? A Primordial Free-Will Theodicy

Religions, 2023
James P. Sterba has provided a compelling argument to the effect that given the extent of significant, and indeed even horrendous, evil that an all-good and all-powerful being could have prevented, there is no God.
Mark Johnston
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Free Will versus Determinism - As Determined by Radical Conceptual Changes [PDF]

Pizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- Kalāmī, 2021
My objective in this article is to question whether the problem of free will can, within our current conceptual system, be framed coherently. It is already widely recognized that a mental faculty, the will, needed to initiate action, no longer fits with ...
Nancey Murphy
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