NECESSITY, CAUSE AND BLAME Perspectives on Aristotle's Theory
de Sorabji, Richard
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- Estado
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0801492440
- ISBN 13
- 9780801492440
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Cornell University Press. Very Good. 1983. Softcover. 0801492440 . Spotting to textblock. A few pages with light pencilling. Minor wear to wraps. ; 326 pages; A discussion of Aristotles thought on determinism and culpability, Necessity, Cause, and Blame also reveals Richard Sorabjis own philosophical commitments. He makes the original argument here that Aristotle separates the notions of necessity and cause, rejecting both the idea that all events are necessarily determined as well as the idea that a non-necessitated event must also be non-caused. In support of this argument, Sorabji engages in a wide-ranging discussion of explanation, time, free will, essence, and purpose in nature. He also provides historical perspective, arguing that these problems remain intimately bound up with modern controversies. .
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- Librería
- Ancient World Books (CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 28196
- Título
- NECESSITY, CAUSE AND BLAME Perspectives on Aristotle's Theory
- Autor
- Sorabji, Richard
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Softcover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0801492440
- ISBN 13
- 9780801492440
- Editorial
- Cornell University Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Ithaca, New York, U.s.a.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1983
- Palabras clave
- 0801492440, Philosophers And Philosophy, Aristotelianism & Aristotle
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