Epicurus on Freedom Hardback - Hardcover

O'Keefe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052184696X ISBN 13: 9780521846967

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

This 2005 book reconstructs Epicurus' theory of freedom, arguing that the sort of freedom which Epicurus wanted to preserve is significantly different from the 'free will' which philosophers debate today, and that in its emphasis on rational action it has much closer affinities with Aristotle's thought than with current preoccupations.

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Críticas:

'The book makes an important contribution to scholarship and deserves to be read carefully by all who work in this field.' British Journal of the History of Philosophy

'... a benchmark for everyone who wants to become familiar with the arguments and wants to develop them further. It is bound to play a fundamental role in current debates about the problem of free will and determinism in Epicurean philosophy.' Rhizai

Biografía del autor:

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.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 052184696X
• ISBN 13: 9780521846967
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 186