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Could There Have Been Nothing? - by Geraldine Coggins (Hardcover)

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  • The first book-length study of metaphysical nihilism: an analytical treatment of one of the most intriguing and fundamental questions in contemporary analytic metaphysics: Could there have been nothing at all?
  • About the Author: GERALDINE COGGINS Lecturer in Philosophy at Keele University, UK.
  • 171 Pages
  • Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy

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The first book-length study of metaphysical nihilism: an analytical treatment of one of the most intriguing and fundamental questions in contemporary analytic metaphysics: Could there have been nothing at all? No physical universe, no people, no living beings, no planets, no atoms, no matter, no energy - nothing?



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GERALDINE COGGINS Lecturer in Philosophy at Keele University, UK. She holds a PhD in contemporary analytic metaphysics from Durham University, as well as Philosophy degrees from the University of St Andrews and Trinity College Dublin. She has previously taught at Aberdeen, York and Durham Universities.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.7 Inches (H) x 5.7 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .97 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 171
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Format: Hardcover
Author: Geraldine Coggins
Language: English
Street Date: November 24, 2010
TCIN: 1006476270
UPC: 9780230573635
Item Number (DPCI): 247-35-9686
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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