Humean Rationalism

David Builes

doi:10.1007/s11098-024-02200-z

Humean Rationalism

David Builes

Philosophy

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According to the Principle of Sufficient Reason, every fact has an explanation. An important challenge to this principle is that it risks being a counterexample to itself. What explains why everything needs to be explained? My first goal is to distinguish two broad kinds of answers to this question, which I call “Humean Rationalism” and “Non-Humean Rationalism”. My second goal will be to defend the prospects of Humean Rationalism.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2563-2576
Number of pages	14
Journal	Philosophical Studies
Volume	181
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-024-02200-z
State	Published - Oct 2024

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Philosophy

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Explanation
Grounding
Metaphysics
The Principle of Sufficient Reason

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