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Alexander R. Pruss

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January 05, 1973

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Canadian philosopher, mathematician. Pruss's philosophical thought reflects Christian orthodoxy. He is a Roman Catholic and a member of the Society of Christian Philosophers.

Pruss defends the principle of sufficient reason (PSR), claiming that it is self-evident, and arguing that the rejection of PSR creates problems in epistemology, modality, ethics, and even evolutionary theory.

Pruss is a critic of David Lewis's "extreme modal realism," and instead gives "a combined account" of Leibnizian and Aristotelian modality, which integrates the "this-worldly capacities" of the Aristotelian view and Leibniz's account of possible worlds as thoughts in the mind of God. ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 131 ratings · 20 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Principle of Sufficient Reason: A Reassessment 4.32 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Body: An Essay in Christian Sexual Ethics (Notre Dame Studies in Ethics and Culture) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Necessary Existence by Alexander R. Pruss, Joshua Rasmussen (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evolution, Games, and God: The Principle of Cooperation by Martin A. Nowak (Editor), Sarah Coakley (Editor), Johan Almenberg (Contributor) 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Actuality, Possibility, and Worlds (Continuum Studies in Philosophy of Religion, 8) 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Existence of God by Richard M. Gale (Editor), Alexander R. Pruss (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Amuq-Terrakotten: Untersuchungen Zu Den Terrakotta-Figuren Des 2. Und 1. Jahrtausends V. Chr. Aus Den Grabungen Des Oriental Institute Chicago in Der Amuq-Ebene (Subartu) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars