El principio de razón suficiente

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  • Rubén Pereda Facultad Eclesiástica de Filosofía, Universidad de Navarra

Keywords

causation, metaphysics, infinite, individual, ex nihilo

Abstract

The Principle of Sufficient Reason

According to Alexander R. Pruss the Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) is essential to solve two classical problems of philosophy: 1) the problem of infinite regress and 2) the non-emergence of entities ex nihilo. Furthermore, the use of the PSR would correspond to an Aristotelian-Thomistic explanation of the metaphysical structure of individuals. However, the argument developed by Pruss has some defects that ultimately lead to the conclusion that the PSR is superfluous.

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Miller, Barry. 1992. From Existence to God: A Contemporary Philosophical Argument. London: Routledge.

Pruss, Alexander R. 2011. Actuality, Possibility, and Worlds. New York: Continuum.

Pruss, Alexander R. 2006. The Principle of Sufficient Reason. A Reassessment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Schopenhauer, Arthur. 2010. “De la cuádruple raíz del principio de razón suficiente”, en El mundo como voluntad y representación (vol. I). Traducido por Leopoldo-Eulogio Palacios. Madrid: Gredos.

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2015-11-03

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PEREDA, Rubén. El principio de razón suficiente. Scientia et Fides. Online. 3 November 2015. Vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 181-192. [Accessed 8 July 2025].

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015): On Analytic Theology

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