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Epicurus on Freedom
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Artikel-Nr:
9780521846967
Veröffentl:
2011
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Erscheinungsdatum:
13.12.2011
Seiten:
186
Autor:
Timothy O’Keefe
Gewicht:
431 g
Format:
235x157x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Tim O'Keefe is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University. Since 2001 he has been the Ancient Philosophy Area Editor for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
In this book, Tim O'Keefe reconstructs the philosopher Epicurus' theory of freedom.
Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. What sort of an incompatibilist is Epicurus?; 2. Lucretius on the swerve and Voluntas; 3. Aristotle and Epicurus on the origins of character and action; 4. Epicurus' reductionalist response to democritean fatalism; 5. The swerve and collisions; 6. The swerve and fate; Epilogue: Epicurus and the invention of libertarian free will; Appendix: Some texts; References; Index.