| Determinism and Freedom in Stoic Philosophy Contributor(s): Bobzien, Susanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199247676 ISBN-13: 9780199247677 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $77.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: Bobzien presents the definitive study of one of the most interesting intellectual legacies of the ancient Greeks: the Stoic theory of causal determinism. She explains what it was, how the Stoics justified it, and how it relates to their views on possibility, action, freedom, moral responsibility, and many other topics. She demonstrates the considerable philosophical richness and power that these ideas retain today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Free Will & Determinism - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 123.093 |
| Lexile Measure: 1440 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.3" W x 9.16" (1.42 lbs) 454 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bobzien presents the definitive study of one of the most interesting intellectual legacies of the ancient Greeks: the Stoic theory of causal determinism. She explains what it was, how the Stoics justified it, and how it relates to their views on possibility, action, freedom, moral responsibility, and many other topics. She demonstrates the considerable philosophical richness and power that these ideas retain today. |