| Fate, Logic, and Time Contributor(s): Cahn, Steven M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592446426 ISBN-13: 9781592446421 Publisher: Resource Publications (CA) OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Free Will & Determinism - Philosophy | Logic |
| Dewey: 149.8 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.49" W x 8.69" (0.38 lbs) 150 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is the first full-length treatment of the philosophical problem of fatalism, the thesis that the laws of logic alone suffice to prove that no person ever acts freely. After a critical examination of the history of the problem, from Aristotle through Stoic and medieval thought, Cahn analyzes contemporary discussions of the issue, revealing how a belief in free will is logically connected to specific assumptions about the truth-value of propositions and the nature of time. |
