Romero, Gustavo E. (2016) Sufficient reason and reason enough. Foundations of Science, 21. pp. 455-460. ISSN 1233-1821

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Abstract

I offer an analysis of the Principle of Sufficient Reason and its rel-
evancy for the scientific endeavour. I submit that the world is not, and cannot
be, rational -- only some brained beings are. The Principle of Sufficient Reason
is not a necessary truth nor a physical law. It is just a guiding metanomolog-
ical hypothesis justified a posteriori by its success in helping us to unveil the
mechanisms that operate in Nature.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Romero, Gustavo E. gustavo.esteban.romero@gmail.com
Keywords:	Ontology - physics - explanation - causality
Subjects:	General Issues > Causation General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Physics
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Gustavo E. Romero
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2018 16:14
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2018 16:14
Item ID:	14294
Journal or Publication Title:	Foundations of Science
Publisher:	Springer
DOI or Unique Handle:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-015-9418-y
Subjects:	General Issues > Causation General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Physics
Date:	2016
Page Range:	pp. 455-460
Volume:	21
ISSN:	1233-1821
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14294

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