| Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity Contributor(s): Marmodoro, Anna (Editor), Prince, Brian D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107061539 ISBN-13: 9781107061538 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Philosophy | Epistemology |
| Dewey: 180 |
| LCCN: 2014026342 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.29 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by a group of leading scholars, this unique collection of essays investigates the views of both pagan and Christian philosophers on causation and the creation of the cosmos. Structured in two parts, the volume first looks at divine agency and how late antique thinkers, including the Stoics, Plotinus, Porphyry, Simplicius, Philoponus and Gregory of Nyssa, tackled questions such as: is the cosmos eternal? Did it come from nothing or from something pre-existing? How was it caused to come into existence? Is it material or immaterial? The second part looks at questions concerning human agency and responsibility, including the problem of evil and the nature of will, considering thinkers such as Plotinus, Porphyry, Proclus and Augustine. Highlighting some of the most important and interesting aspects of these philosophical debates, the volume will be of great interest to upper-level students and scholars of philosophy, classics, theology and ancient history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Marmodoro, Anna: - Anna Marmodoro is an Official Fellow in Philosophy at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. She is the author of Aristotle on Perceiving Objects (2014), and editor of a number of volumes including The Author's Voice in Classical and Late Antiquity (co-edited with Jonathan Hill, 2013) and The Metaphysics of Powers: Their Grounding and their Manifestations (2010).Prince, Brian D.: - Brian D. Prince is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford. He has published articles in journals including Apeiron: A Journal for Ancient Philosophy and Science and Plato: The Internet Journal of the International Plato Society. |