Non-Being: New Essays on the Metaphysics of Nonexistence

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Oxford: Oxford University Press (2021)
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Nonexistence is ubiquitous, yet mysterious. This volume explores some of the most puzzling questions about non-being and nonexistence, from metaphysics to ethics and beyond: the contributors offer answers from diverse philosophical perspectives, drawing on analytic, continental, Buddhist, and Jewish philosophical traditions.

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BD219.N66 2021

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9780198846222   0198846223
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Saying Nothing and Thinking Nothing.Lorraine Juliano Keller
The Cosmic Void.Eddy Keming Chen
Ontological Pluralism about Non-Being.  (pages 1-16)Sarah Bernstein
Something from Nothing: Why Some Negative Existentials are Fundamental.  (pages 50-68)Fatema Amijee
How Can Buddhists Prove That Non-Existent Things Do Not Exist?  (pages 82-96)Koji Tanaka
Ballot Ontology.  (pages 139–164)Achille C. Varzi & Roberto Casati
Ostrich Actualism.  (pages 205-225)Craig Warmke
Death's Shadow Lightened.  (pages 310-328)Daniel Rubio

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Tyron Goldschmidt
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