Religious Studies A-Level
Metaphysical Contingency vs. Brute Fact
What Metaphysical Contingency vs. Brute Fact means in Religious Studies A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Metaphysical Contingency vs. Brute Fact
The debate over whether the universe requires an external explanation (Principle of Sufficient Reason) or whether it must be accepted as a non-contingent, unexplained totality.
Topics that use Metaphysical Contingency vs. Brute Fact
- Works of scholars: Critiques of religious belief (Dawkins and Westphal; Russell and Copleston) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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