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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: 4.09 · 150 ratings · 22 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Principle of Sufficient Reason: A Reassessment 4.37 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	One Body: An Essay in Christian Sexual Ethics (Notre Dame Studies in Ethics and Culture) 4.03 avg rating — 40 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) 4.38 avg rating — 29 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) 3.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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) 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 8 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) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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

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