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Aristotelian logic grounding metaphysical reasoning
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This essay explores the cosmological argument through the lens of Aristotelian logic and the Principle of Sufficient Reason, arguing that the existence of contingent beings requires a necessary being as the ultimate ground of reality.Author's Profile
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